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cannotspreadthedisease.Thebestwaystoavoidthevirusarenottoshareneedlesandpracticesafe-sex.Practicingsafe-sexmeansusinganew,cleancondomeverytime.

15.Whydogaysandlesbiansflaunttheirsexuality?

Aperson’ssexualityorsexualorientationispartoftheiridentity.Whilenotallgaysandlesbianschooseto“comeout”ormaketheirsexualorientationpublic,manydoandchoosetopubliclyexhibitprideinthispartoftheiridentity.Theymightdothisbyholdinghandsinpublic,marchingingayprideparades,orevensimplytalkingabouttheirpartnersorrelationships.Forgaymenandwomenthisisawaytoavoidbeingperceivedasheterosexualandtoliveanhonestlife.Everyoneseekstofreelyexpressthemselvesinsomeway,andmostgaypeopledosowithoutstraightpeopleevernoticing.Manygaymenandwomenmayalsomaketheirsexualitypublictoincreasetoleranceandawarenessaboutgayissues.

16.Ishomosexualityimmoral?

Whetherhomosexualityisimmoralwillcertainlydependonwhooneasks,butitisclearthatinthelastseveraldecadesmoreandmorepeoplebelievethatitismorallyacceptable.RecentpollsalsoshowthattherearesignificantdifferencesofopiniononthisissuebetweenAmericansdependingontheirage,location,politicalaffiliation,andreligiousbeliefs.Becauseattitudeshavediffered,itwouldbewrongtosaythathomosexualityhasorisgenerallyoralwaysregardedasimmoral.Manyscholarsandofficialsaroundtheworldhavenotedthatviewsonthemoralityofhomosexualityarechangingforthebetter,muchinthesamewaythatthebeliefthatinterracialmarriagewasimmoralchangedmarkedlyoverthecourseofthe20thcentury.