Paul Sepuya  March 1999  For most gay youth, the biggest
dilemmas concern the closet: coming out to parents and friends,
hiding from them, or trying just to get through another day.
Some of you don't have those things to worry about, and finding
a date for Saturday night is the biggest worry on your minds.
Then, many gay people have conflict over religion, and how to
reconcile their beliefs that they've most likely been
indoctrinated with their whole lives. So many religious groups
make a horrible amount of static over gay people, and how God
supposedly hates them.  Well, I have sort of a religious
conflict in my life right now. It's not over trying to reconcile
my sexuality with my religion (I don't personally believe in
institutionalized religion), but rather over the differences
between mine and my mother's religious beliefs.  First, I will
have to briefly describe my mother: She's a great woman who
isn't too overprotective, permissive, or naggy. She's just
right. She has a few basic rules, and keeping tho