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[quote=Anonymous]It seems that people assume that since gay marriage is now widely accepted, being gay has become no big deal. That's not the way it works, especially not for the gay kid who has to come to terms with his/her sexuality. A lot of people assume they're straight - I know I was like that, and even though both sides of my family are absolutely open, loving and accepting, finding out that I was a lesbian was absolutely terrifying. I knew there was nothing wrong with it and my family isn't religious at all, I went to a liberal school, I had awesome friends and was not dealing with any mental health issues, but coming out to myself and accepting that I was different still didn't come naturally. Coming out to my mom is the hardest thing that I've done in my life, and I had a pretty amazing mom who did everything right right away.

Bottom line is, just because people don't think we should be killed or turned straight anymore, being gay is still a major difference in someone's life, and will inevitably come with issues that straight people don't have to deal with. The internal process remains somewhat difficult, no matter how you put it.[/quote]

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