CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
Background


We need to be understood and not to be condemned… we also have feelings and dreams… we also need love and need to belong… we are a part of this society… allow us to exist that we may live with our own identity….

This excerpt was asserted by a homosexual to let the society know their sentiments as persons with feelings and dreams thus she is asking the society to understand homosexuals in their chosen identity.

Homosexuality has been practiced since the earliest periods of recorded history, and has even been widely accepted in certain cultures. Yet in our society, homosexuality is severely stigmatized. Many homosexuals are still faced with the difficult choice of remaining "in the closet" or "coming out"1. Though homosexuality exists, some homosexuals still choose to hide their identities because of fear of being rejected, condemned and hurt by people. Homosexuals need support because they are often members of the......

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Title: Research
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