Openness And Acceptability To Gay Men

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Today there is so much missing about gender and sexual orientation that we, as a society, choose to ignore. Most of the time it is discussed only if it is a negative light. For example, the time when the SB1070 law almost went into effect. Thankfully, the reason it didn’t pass is because of the outrage it caused and the publicity it instigated. Another great example is Caitlyn Jenner, she is a transgender women who likes women. Before her coming out there was a significant lack of communication about transgender individuals.
I would like to see more of an openness and acceptability to gay men. I feel out of all the LGBTQ they are the least represented positively. I have seen a lot of coverage for transgender individuals, lesbians, and

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