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Whv. then. does society at large 9l ara I ( y, then, does society at large it gays as 10â€"headed monâ€" The three believe people canâ€" ccept sameâ€"gender love rilablé Why being gay has to be such a major issue is a question none of them could answer. Said Eric: "How often in a conversation do you hear someone say: "Hey, let‘s talk about heterosexuality for a while?‘ Why, then, do we discuss homosexuality so much?" In exploring that question, all three pinned it on the media‘s preâ€" occupation with the issue. Advertising â€" especially television beer commercials â€" promote with it (w self), are about our demanded one who c sexuality : with the homo they find within they lash out at time, the three : the imposition "insecurity‘ on t secute me U vhat MAJOR ISSUE ithin themselves and so t at others. At the same ree strongly denounced tion of other people‘s Jong r it." th )mo n them U uppo NU n 11 the ili ility nin yourâ€" o shut up ?" Sheryl ith someâ€" nv homoâ€" h nsecure n t per 1( a keep on I Sheryl thought she had done he duty by coming out in Oakville even though she didn‘t want to do i in a nonâ€"supportive community. _ "I know this town too well There‘s nothing here for young peo ple, especially if they‘re gay," saic Debbie. "I have to leave." \ )K on joining the subculture in Toront where gays are accepted and whe they feel more comfortable. Although the rent on the roo will be paid, Sheryl and Debbi may not be there. They are plannin Undoubtedly, marriage and rela tionships in general are some of the questions in the minds of young gays living in Oakville. They can be discussed at the GLYS meeting open to homosexuals or those whe think they might be. INFORMAL MEETINGS The meetings take place in : relaxed, unstructured atmosphere every other Tuesday from 7 p.m. tc 8:30 p.m. in the Oakville Central Library. No adults or parents ar allowed. Those attending "simpl introduce themselves and talk abou: whatever they want to talk about,‘ said Debbie. So far, coming out st ries and problems homosexual faced at work have been the theme discussed most frequently. "I think it‘s biological," Debbi continued. "And there are studie now on that." ed parents would push their chil dren into an uncomfortable rol: that society finds so hard to accept. The child of gay parents will also be subjected to the due influ ences of a heterosexual society advertising and all, they said. No would it be likely that better educat de aren t exempt. "In the movies, if any two women are in a (lesbian) relationâ€" ship, you can bet that eventually one dies of an awful illness or gets shot and her partner goes insane." said Debbie. "It‘s the same scenario for just about every film." However, advertising sponsors are beginning to wake up to the fact that homosexuals constitute a lucraâ€" tive market, they said. They tend to buy good clothes, good cars and lots of stereo equipment. They usuâ€" ally are wellâ€"educated, have good jobs, own a house and most don‘t have children to support. "I want children, but I don‘t plan on getting married to a man to have them," said Sheryl. "There are dif! ferent ways of having children â€" one of them being surrogate mothâ€" ers." 4 ‘"People say the child is going to be gay if it has gay parents. Wrong! I‘m the only one in my family that‘s gay and I had the same upbringing as my siblings," she said. These places apparently consider gay couples reliable and loving parâ€" ents. Enc, too, eventually wants cHilâ€" dren when he marries and, accordâ€" ing to a college counsellor he talked to about it, he discovered "there are all kinds of places I can apply to." Said Sheryl: "If it comes down to choice of parent between a single person and a gay couple, the single person doesn‘t have a chance." But what about children of homosexuals? 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