Aids and Homosexuals
Over the phone, I could hear quiet anguish in the mother's gentle contralto voice: " We found out in late August. He sat us both down and told us his secret. Deep inside, I already knew. I guess I've known for a long time, but I could not accept it. He's my baby boy. How could he be a freak of nature? We couldn't talk about it. When he came home for Christmas, We talked about his job, his new home, and his new car. He and his brother talked about golf, and basketball, and everything else except that. I'm so frightened. Suppose he gets it. Suppose he already has it. I don't want him to come home sick. I don't want other people taking care of my child. I don't want him to die. His father and I can't bring ourselves to talk about it either...but..." (Scego, Betty. June 2000)Homosexuality traditionally has been frowned upon and scorned in the United States as well as other countries across the globe; it is often ignored and "kept in the closet". Some people argue that homosexuality is unnatural, some families view homosexuality as an affront to their values. Although tolerance toward homosexual people has grown in recent times and there is more attention to their civil rights, many people
Education. vol. 2. Alexandria, VA: National School Boards Association, 1989. In 1973, homosexuality was removed from the American Psychiatric Association's list of mental disorders. Although most of the mental health professions don't consider homosexuality an illness, there are still some who insist that it is. still find it difficult to accept homosexuality.
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Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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