...really thought about the classic response people give when you deny what they suspect to be true? 'A classic case of denial', they say. Denial is only a sympom when accompanied by an emotional overcompensation. Even then it is only a symptom of that persons attitude toward what they are being accused of. His emphaticism the author injected into the story doesn't suggest so much that he is gay but that he fears he may be oriented that way. The problem he has is that he does not understand that he does not have to wear whatever label someone puts on him. Homosexuality denotes a specific definition indicating sexually acting a certain way to persons of the same gender. This guy has yet to take action indicating he is hoomosexual. These instances where he has engaged in that type of activity they have been forced upon him. Because you are raped does not mean you are married to your attacker. The term homosexuality predates the modern notion of orientation and as such any definition inclusive of the notion of orientation is a redefinition.

I love the way the author put his overcompensation into his response. A person may very well be oriented that way but they should not have to suffer the consequences of something they have not done. What I'm really saying is that people only define us if we let them. This guy is letting other peoples opinion of him influence who he WILL BE.