i am gay and its affecting my studies! plz help!? well, i am 17 and i have always been gay! my friends know and other people at school.I am not sure about my parents though... maybe they do know! my siblings know, but we dont really talk about it! my problem is that i am doing my final year in high school bcoz, but i dont think i am gonna pass, i am only 17, but i feel so lonely sumtimes, and everytime i try to study, i cant really concentrate. i am intelligent, thats why i have made it this far, but my intelligence can not help me now coz i really need to study! one of the things is that i am desperate for a boyfriend, so i always have this straight guys who seem to be interested in me but they always hurt me! why am i like this? can someone pls help me and give me advice! oh and some tips for studing! i would go to a psycologist, but my parents will ask me why, and i am not readdy to tell them, just not yet!