User blog comment:Bocaj910/Purpose/@comment-1228137-20101028223041/@comment-1621439-20101028225105

Lalainee is correct. It may be disconforting to be around homosexuals... but then again, it's nearly the same as being around a heterosexual of the opposite sex. I can understand where you're coming from, though, being from the south myself.

Everyone in my school knows I'm gay (Although a closeted one, it's not a very secure closet), but they don't know the whole story, at all... Just remember to imagine the other side of homophobia: The homosexuals. They can be very emotionally damaged from teasing and mocking, even leading to suicide at times.