Seems like she was okay until it was in front of her. She might have been able to deal with it when it was just something she could shrug off, but now it's in her face, on Facebook where other people she knows can see it, she's concerned. Maybe even embarrassed?
I'd ask her what exactly was her problem about it.
Also - you may want to think positive - there are a lot of states in the US where you can be fired from a job because of your sexual orientation (which is just awful in my opinion). She may only be concerned about that. Some employers do check Facebook and other social networking sites when people apply for jobs, and for their current staff as well - where I work they do but not for sexual orientation. She may only be trying to protect you on that front.
I think the best thing to do at present is to ask her why she asked her to take them off. Try not to be confrontational (it's easy for me to say, I know), just ask her before you get too upset about it. She may only be worried for your future job prospects, not anything else.
If she is not happy about you being gay, then that is something different - that is her problem and she is totally wrong in doing that. You are her child, she probably has ... had a whole lifetime for you planned out, marriage to the perfect guy, kids, grandkids that she could spoil rotten etc. Most parents do, has to be said. She's just going to have to get used to the idea that the spouse she sees for you isn't going to be Brad Pitt, but Angelina Jolie.
Loz x
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