On that day, LIFE featured a two-page spread captioned “Homosexuality in America.” I was 12 … in the sixth grade … so I picked it up and started reading.

Ross talks about the "bird-and-the-bees" and the efforts of suburban culture to protect children of all conversations about sex. 

On that day, LIFE featured a two-page spread captioned &ldquo;Homosexuality in America.&rdquo; I was 12 &hellip; in the sixth grade &hellip; so I picked it up and started reading.
Ross talks about the "bird-and-the-bees" and the efforts of suburban culture to protect children of all conversations about sex.&nbsp;

Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien bring you the day’s most important news stories every weekday. Along with Chris Sullivan on traffic and KIRO 7 TV’s Nick Allard, it’s everything you need to get your day started right. 

Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien bring you the day’s most important news stories every weekday. Along with Chris Sullivan on traffic and KIRO 7 TV’s Nick Allard, it’s everything you need to get your day started right.

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