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Two sixteen year old boys sit at the back of the school bus holding hands. Both are quiet, but the bus echoes with the same loud whispers that follow the boys everywhere they go. That is so gay! God says that's wrong! It's gross! The whispers hurt the boys, but they continue to suffer in silence and nobody is willing to speak up for them for fear of going against the crowd. In Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who, an elephant called Horton discovers a city on a speck of dust inhabited by a species of very small persons, the Who's and decides to protect them because 'a person's a person, no matter how small.' Today, homosexuality is attacked by many groups such as the church, media, and businesses. If someone were to speak up for these individuals, like Horton did for the Who's, people like the two boys might not have to sit at the back of the bus, but at the front accepted as part of society now matter how different they may be.
The first time an on screen kiss was televised was in 1960 on the family favorite British soap opera, Coronation Street (Coward). It was a breakthrough for a society where the issue of homosexuality was rarely talked about, let alone shown on TV. Years later, homosexuality is appearing everywhere-shows like Sex in The City, Queer Eye for The Straight Guy, and Will and Grace have shown that it, quite frankly, sells. All My Children became the first show to include a major homosexual role in Bianca Montgomery played by Eden Riegel. Either way, homosexuality in the following shows has been portrayed in a positive light, no longer shown as dirty and immoral.
However, the news media still tends to distort the lives and experiences of homosexuals. A 1998 study that analyzed 50 years of coverage of gay and lesbian issues found that homosexuals are often linked to criminal behavior without evidence to support such claims. It was also discovered that the media liable to reprint offensive and homophobic messages (Bennett). When HIV/AIDS became a public health issue in the 1980's, coverage of homosexuality became even more intense and negative, portraying gay men as a serious risk to society. The coverage essentially showcased society's dislike and fear for the gay community.

This is what Sheri has so far. She is unsure how to finish.

She is also curious to know how Alyssa and Jess are doing.

She is also off to work on her exam. She should check back around six.