Of the many emotions a gay man or woman feel, perhaps the most powerfully pervasive is fear. The fear of being found out is real enough, but the worry does not end there. There also lurks the fear of being called names, being avoided, being assaulted,

perhaps even killed. For adults and teens these fears are horrible enough to take over their lives. Homosexuals today face a lot of persecution because of there sexual preference. I personally have had first hand experience with homosexuals because one of my best friends is one. In all the time I have spent with him I have seen how he is intimidated highly by the people of the same sex as him. He has received a lot of unfair treatment growing up gay and now it has affected him in the long run. He was persecuted by the way he dresses, talks, and walks. People judged him because of his sexual preference and not by what really matters, what's on the inside. No one should ever bestow upon a person of a different sexual preference, gender, culture or religion, the feeling of fear superiority or deprecation.

Sexual orientation, whether it is hetero

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