AZ Starnet dot comAmy Hirshberg Lederman
Yet being openly gay requires giving up something we all value, our privacy. It means that your sexuality is a topic that others can, and most likely will, discuss — and often in unkind ways. Even if this openness has helped our society become more aware that many of the people we know and care about are gay, there is an undeniable social stigma for those who admit to being part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.