Gay Teens: Accepting the Unaccepted

Growing up is a complex and puzzling task for every teenager or adolescent. One important feature is creating one's sexual identity. All teenagers explore and experiment sexually as part of normal development. These sexual experiments may be with members of the same or opposite sex. For many teenagers, thinking about or experimenting with the same sex may cause nervousness and concerns regarding their sexual orientation. Most teenagers have been brought up to think that homosexuality is wrong, so that's one of the reasons that teens don't make these thoughts known to everyone. I think gay people deserve to be treated like every other person in the United States.
Just Facts At this time in their life, gay teens may not make their sexual identity known to others because of feeling different from their peers or just feeling guilty about their sexual orientation. Many families won't react to this kind of news very well, so that's another reason why teens don't tell anyone. Most teenagers are involved in some sort of sport in high school. Gay teenagers are afraid of being discriminated when joining clubs, sports, seeking admission to college, and finding a job. Many gay teens are rejected and harassed by others, not just verbally, but physically too. So, what exactly is homosexuality? Well, a person is said to be homosexual if he or she is sexually or romantically attracted to members of the same gender. This doesn't mean that homosexuals are sexually attracted to all members of the same gender any more than heterosexuals are attracted to every person of the opposite gender. The words "gay" and "lesbian" are used to refer to homosexual men and women. The term "bisexual" is used to refer to anyone who is attracted to both men and women. Sexual orientation develops and changes over a person's lifetime. Having feelings about or even having a sexual experience with a person of the same gender doesn't necessarily mean that a person is gay or bisexual.