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Post A Reply Login Name: Password: Message Icon:                                                                       Message: HTML is not enabled. UBB Code™ is enabled. [QUOTE]Originally posted by JamsessionVT: [QB] It can be very hard to persuade someone who isn't comfortable with homosexuality that it is OK or acceptable to be. Many people have mindsets based on their upbringing or environment that homosexuality is wrong or dirty. Is is possible that your friend has had these influences? Sounds like your friend is a little confused herself. She may be contemplating her sexual orientation, she may not. She may also be uncomfortable with you being gay (which it sounds like she is) and trying to ground herself by making comments like she is. If these comments make you uncomfortable around her, than yes, you should approach her and question why she is making said comments. But I'd be careful. Accepting or deciding on orientation (their own and others) is a lot harder for some people. For you it sounds like it was a rather easy and positive change, and if she is contemplating this herself, it may feel scary and overwhelming, as it often can. Don't be too hard on your friend. It sounds more like she is commenting for her own support rather than to hurt you. [/QB][/QUOTE]

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