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...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
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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 society. This is true especially in the Philippines wherein homosexuality is still a big issue and not readily accepted some by people. Perhaps, being a homosexual is a difficult choice since people have varied perception and attitudes towards homosexuality.
Based on a foreign statistics at least 1 in 25 is a male homosexual, 1 in 50 is a lesbian and about 1 person in 25 is bisexual. Generally, at least 7 out of every 100 persons are bisexual or homosexual3. In the Philippines, extensive search in the internet and printed references available do not indicate any homosexual national statistics of homosexuals.
In Baguio City there are no available data but based on observations, homosexuals could be encountered everywhere, in the streets, in bars and coffee shops, in beauty salons, and in schools. Homosexuals vary in their ages and in the ways they choose to express their chosen identity. Some male homosexuals cross-dress openly, grow their hair long and wear high-heeled shoes,...
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