<p>But the original poster never proposed to write a college application that was full of locker room talk. You suggested that a formally written essay on being out and gay was inappropriate. That just doesn’t square with your current definition of “flaunting one’s sexuality.”</p>
<p>I think your objection to the topic boils down to a belief that gay people shouldn’t be publicly gay, even though it’s okay for straight people to be publicly straight. If there’s a reason why that’s not a double standard–and and unfair one at that-- I can’t see it. Maybe you can explain to me why it’s all right to take that position.</p>