Being Gay.... What is the big deal?

So i was watching MTV's show True life "I want to be straight". It had a woman who was a lesbian and a guy who was gay. They were talking about how they wanted to change their lifestyles to be straight because their families refused to accept them for who they were. I was horrified watching these poor individuals and what they were facing. They were going against everything that feels normal to them, because their families couldn't open up their minds and accept that they are not straight. So in order to stay connected and not loose their parents, they both made the decision to become straight. They started dating the opposite sex and not doing what they truly wanted. At one point, the woman shared a story about how her mother stabbed her for being gay when she was 23. She caught her having relations with another woman and she couldn't handle it.

The man shared how his family shunned him for going against his religion, Christianity. They performed prayers and prayed to God that he could keep up with his goal of being straight. He was stating how he was afraid that if he came out about his past to guys, like his roommates, that they might think he was checking them out and trying to hit on them. He was trying to say that just because he is gay it doesn't mean he checks everyone out. This is a common misconception.

I felt so sorry for both of them. The horrible things their parents would say. Eventually they are going to have to live up to what they really believe and finally live their lives. I can't believe people can still be so against this lifestyle. It's a decision it's a lifestyle just like anyone else. What also gets me is that people think this is a new thing. Well guess what it's not! People have always been gay, its just that now more and more people are opening up about it and are deciding not to hide anymore. People in the old days had to hide their feelings and never got to live their lives how they felt. This is terrifying to me. The way some people have to live. It's very sad. I hope there can be more awareness about this topic, which is why i write this. Maybe people can learn to understand that not everyone is the same and that being gay or straight does not matter. Its out there and its not going away. So just let people live their lives!