Part 1 of Essay
This past winter break, myself and one of my best friends were driving down one of the main roads in our home town of Elmira, New York. I happened to look up at a billboard that was on the side of the road, and saw a sign that read something like: “Be safe, be smart, be protected.” I thought to myself (immediately) “wel ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... helped to set a trend in society that has made it more acceptable to be gay in the media. From the billboard I saw, to Roseanne's now (in)famous kiss with another woman. Roseanne has contributed to this trend immensely with her television sitcom. To begin with, the series Roseanne has had gay characters on it for a long time. Roseanne's boss Leon was gay, and after “the kiss” his role on the show became more outspoken as he got married to his lover in the season after Roseanne kissed another woman. ....