> This myth is a transparent political device intended to humiliate and silence those who'd disagree No, it really isn't. Try to imagine what it's like to be

> This myth is a transparent political device intended to humiliate and silence those who'd disagree No, it really isn't. Try to imagine what it's like to be a teenager and realize you're gay. What if you had been gay? How would your parents have reacted? Your grandparents? Your friends? Wouldn't they have let you know, however subtly, that you had let them down, that you were no longer the same person to them, no longer someone they could feel proud of and close to? Even if they all made an effort to be outwardly polite -- and it would be remarkable if all of them did -- can't you see how that would make it even worse? Wouldn't you feel ashamed???