According to studies conducted by the Alfred Kinsey Institute in the 1950's, approximately one in ten people is gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Being gay means that you are emotionally and sexually attracted to members of the same sex. Gay, lesbian, and bisexual people are capable of initiating and sustaining sexual and loving relationships with members of their own sex.
Bisexual persons are also able to have loving relationships with opposite sex partners.
Gay, lesbian, and bisexual people love each other, sometimes build homes and families together, sometimes break up, argue with each other, and develop loving sexual relationships. Except for the fact that the relationship consists of two men or two women, it is often difficult to tell the difference between heterosexual couples and gay and lesbian couples. Gay, lesbian, and bisexual people may be our friends, roommates or hall-mates, students or work colleagues, instructors, or siblings. Often, due to society's negative view of homosexuality and bisexuality, people may have strong feelings or concerns about being gay, lesbian, or bisexual. They may feel that God, their family, or friends will reject them or not love them if they admit they are gay, lesbian, or bisexual.