Gay Culture Research Paper

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Throughout the past couple of years, we have seen the rise in popularity of gay culture. We can see the importance of this topic to many Americans today as the issue of gay marriage has finally hit the supreme court. A year ago, I would have thought very differently about this topic due to my religious beliefs. But, my ideology changed whenever one of my closest friends came out as gay.
Since a young age, my parents have always taken me to church. Christianity has heavily influenced my life and I base a lot of my actions from it. My parents have always been religious so the topic of gays for my family is very sensitive since we are known to criticize them. A lot of these issues came up with the recent popularity of the gay movement as many

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