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Diary 127 Homosexuality For the past four years, we have been learning about tolerance and how you should accept everyone no matter what. Well, acceptance isn't something that comes naturally to people when they have to deal with me. Many people don't accept me when they find out I'm a lesbian....

Diary 127 Homosexuality For the past four years, we have been learning about tolerance and how you should accept everyone no matter what. Well, acceptance isn't something that comes naturally to people when they have to deal with me. Many people don't accept me when they find out I'm a lesbian. I realized I was a lesbian just recently when my best friend told me that she loved me, and I returned her love. It's funny to think about how dramatically your life can change in a very short time. After coming to terms with who I am, I had so many questions. I was confused and scared. I didn't know what to do. What if people found out about us? Would they still accept us, or would they turn their backs on us? What would our close friends think when they found out? How would they treat us? Would we still be welcomed in our little social group? What will our families do when they find out? Will they stick by us? And what if the college we will be going to finds out? Would we be kicked out of school because of who we choose to be with? After all, it is a religious school, and the by-laws say that homosexuality will not be tolerated. After all these questions ran through my mind, I was even more scared and confused. I couldn't answer half of them, and I knew the answers to the other half but didn't want to face them. This experience has led me to believe that the people who always say they are your friends no matter what, are really the first ones to leave. When I told a few of my friends that I thought I could trust, they were the ones who had the biggest problem with me. They told me I was going to hell and that they didn't want anything to do with me. The few family members we told had no problem with our sexuality. The hard part will be when the time comes to tell our parents. My mom has told me she would love me no matter what, but when it comes down to it, will she be like some of my friends and leave?