Obama Chooses Joe Biden as VP

[Professor S]

Game, I won't argue with you on your stance on homosexuality. Instead I'll simply tell you my point of view.

I've had a friend since childhood who always had a rough time. He never seemed comfortable in his own skin, but he dated occasionally and we just thought little of it. Three of us went to college together, and the reasons for his uncomfortability became pretty evident. He stopped dating, and pretty much became reclusive, and was often VERY defensive about jokes pertaining to his sexuality. We knew he was gay, but couldn't say anything. How do you tell a friend "Dude, you're gay. Go bang dudes and stop killing yourself."

He came out after college, and thank God he did. He was so much happier, and it wasn't until after talking to him that we discovered he was suicidal when he was in the closet.

To me, sexuality is not a choice for 95% of people. We are the way we are, and to fight it simply hurts ourselves terribly as our sexuality is a huge part of our identity. My friend could not choose to be straight any more than I could choose to be gay. I am what I am, and he is what he is, and no amount of hoping and praying and fighting can change this for most people, IMO.