In our Sexual Ethics class, homosexuality has got to be the most abundant thought in the back of everyone's mind. It is comparable to walking on thin ice. No one wants to touch the subject too much or else they will fall in. The issue of homosexuality has not only touched our class, but has arrived at the front of America's consciousness. The nation is entangled in debate over the acceptance of openly gay people in the nation. It confronts a growing number of cases in the court over the legal rights of gay people with respect to marriage, adoption, insurance, and inheritance. It has seen opposing gay rights reach the ballot in two states and become enacted in one of them Colorado, where local ordinances banning discrimination against homosexuals were repealed. The issue of homosexuality has always been hot-tempered, and it is sure to continue to agitate opposing groups with different viewpoints.
             I would have to think that many emotions run through a gay person's mind, perhaps the most powerfully omnipresent is fear. The fear of being known as a homosexual in this day in age would be hard enough to live, but the worry does not end there. There is also the fear of being ridiculed, assaulted, and worst-case scenario, killed. For adults, these fears might not be as bad as they used to be, because they have learned to deal with their sexual preferences. Gay young people who lack experience and life skills might find it very hard to deal with themselves, and possibly could consider suicide. The feelings that they have can be very overwhelming. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people face many problems as they realize they are homosexual. They probably do not even know one other homosexual person and feel very alone and misunderstood. They see very few role models, because there really are none, so they have no one to identify with. No one knows their secrets. No one shares their pain.
             In high school and college, ho...