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Justin Clouse, 19, of Boston, Massachusetts

Justin Clouse By Jeff Walsh

Justin Clouse was never beat up because he's gay. He wasn't threatened, harassed or even suicidal. He began telling people he was gay in the tenth grade, and no one freaked out or called him names.

"I realize that doesn't make for interesting copy," Justin says apologetically. "I think that's a lot of people's misperception -- If I'm going to come out, a lot of people are going to beat me up and harass me."

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Sara Webb, 17, of Atlanta, Georgia

By Jeff Walsh

The thought of having sex with a guy turns Sara Webb's stomach.

"The first serious boyfriend I had wanted to have intercourse," the 17-year-old Atlanta resident recalls. "I threw up on him. I was repulsed by it."

Webb doesn't have a problem with guys, though, just sex with guys. "To this day, guys, I find, are my best friends," she says. "I love them to death as friends and I'm emotionally attracted to guys, but if anything physical ever happens, I'm just repulsed."

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Matt Marco, 22, of Washington, D.C.

Matt Marco By Jeff Walsh

Matt Marco was everything a student should be.

In his Edwardsville, Ill., high school, he was a chairperson on the student council and a member of the National Honor Society, drama club, chess club and French club.

"I had the basic overachiever resume," Marco says. "I was very well-known, very well-liked and I was going to be a foreign exchange student to France my senior year."

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hiya im new blogger thing and just beeing gay period

9 March, 2003 - 12:50am — brandonsummit

im 14 and just resently found out I'm gay. I was just like OMG I just totally undressed that guye with my mind, and that's how it's been. I'm out to all except my parents (even though im sure they've guessed). Does ant one have any addvice on the gay world or how to tell my parents. Its greatly appriciated. Thanx.
LPACG
(Love Peace And Chicken Greas)
-Brandon-

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I think this is our sign from god

8 March, 2003 - 11:50pm — ahumancondition

Writing has become an extremely self-conscious exercise of late. Used to be a day couldn

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Innocent, or so I had thought....

8 March, 2003 - 10:06pm — Craves_Blood

I went out with Will, I don't know if I have said anythign about him lately. We only dated for 3 days. The convo we had that we started going out:

Tasha: R u still going with that Ella girl?
Will: No, why?
T: just wonderin
W: do you like me?
T: maybe
W: why do you want to go out with me? for sex?
T: lol...I can get that from others...j/k I don't know. I just like you.
W: Ok, I will go out with you. when do you want it?

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Wow.. i had such a cool day today.

8 March, 2003 - 8:36pm — adrian

I have been working on oasis all day .. which is good .. even though I have been reading documentation for most of the day , I do feel i've gotten quite far today =) .. plus i learnt some 1337 new tricks =)

i met another gay web designer party animal my age (who didnt fall down an ugly tree i'll tell you that) .. and then .. on top of that i got a top of the range queen size bed. (fit for a princess.. and please.. no pea cracks.. i have heard them all.. including the one about the tea drinking lesbians)

I need to go sleep now.. mmmm .. sleep

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"E" is for Ex.

8 March, 2003 - 9:34pm — DiamondDog

I was in Old Town last night ('cause that's a huge change in what I do with my Fridays...) and I saw my ex-boyfriend who is currently a student at UCSB. However, it was forseen. I was at papyrus and I opened a "Worst Case Scenario Guide to Sex and Dating Handbook" Address Book and by pure chance came to E which was "What to do when you confront your ex."

I walked outside and there he is in the three dog bakery.

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