gays/Lesbians in colleges
Many people wonder if it is a good idea in today's society if it is a good thing for gay people to come out of the closet of them being gay. Wondering if peers, close friends, family and even people who do not know them very well or at all will be able to except them and support them in their ideas. A crossed the nation there are many examples of women and men coming out of the closet on their preferences to like the same sex no matter what it may cost them. In the fall of 2000, a junior college student at UNL named Ryan Grigsby wanted to come clean to his fraternity that he had been living a double life. He did not know how he wanted to tell them but he knew he had to do it in just the right way or he might lose everything he had worked for the last two years like respect from the group. He decided to write each member a letter explaining that he was gay and how he had tried to hide it even though it hurt him more to deal with the pain for the last two years. Grigsby knew that he would be risking himself of the possibility of being harassed, physically injury, or even death to himself. He wanted to come clean though because it was painful to hold this in for as long as he had. He also wanted to be honest and truthful a
------------------------------------------------------------------------ g by coming out in the open about his preference for men even if people can not appreciate him for being honest and truthful. I think there should be more people like him because I think it would eventually become so common people will get use to the ideas of gays being apart of this community as well as in college groups. He was admired by some as was elected house manager. By others though he was looked down upon but no matter were he may goes one person will always be negative and call names because they are racist in some sense. I think he should be admired for the stand he took in telling his brothers in the fraternity because he showed them that no matter what they thought he was going to finally live his life not by a doubled standard just to please them anymore. (College 2000, "Coming out on Fraternity Row" Rolling Stone, October 26, 2000.) Jaron Luttich, president of one of the other fraternity houses named Chi Phi finally came out of the closet in the spring of 2001. He knew the risks as well of opening up that he was gay but knew one other guy in one of the other houses came clean and that gave him the
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