Hetero vs Homo

When I was younger I felt that being homosexual was a deviant way of life. However, with maturity, education, and classes offered by USC and taught by Professors like Dr. Halberstam, I realize more and more that there are a number of ways that individuals choose to live their lives both publicly and privately that have no real affect on the rest of us in any negative way, except for confusing us when they don't conform to our preconceived notions of what is proper behavior. I believe, with time, homosexuality will become something normal and not considered deviant, but it will take time as much of our ideas of sexuality, masculinity, femininity, and man vs women are deeply engrained in our minds by a society that created these ideas for a specific purpose, and will look to hold on to them as long as possible. The homosexual is in a similar struggle as anyone else that wishes to stray from societal norms whether it be the older man looking to date a younger attractive female, the older woman looking to never get married but live a single life dating young men, a man or a woman who chooses to have multiple lovers in their life, to any other combination you can think of. The aforementioned hypothetical individuals can be heterosexual but they will still be viewed as deviants within current societal standards. Until we see these individuals as simply living a life they are comfortable living, anyone that strays from the norm can look forward to labels being placed on them which carry a negative connotation and a huge lack of acceptance by society.