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The way I approach forums: they are a quick communication method, so rules of writing can be relaxed. Grammer & sentence structure isnt so important, though it must still make sense. Spelling remains important, as does using the correct words. If having a problem putting thoughts into a sentence, try a list or short notes.

bump would be nice to have some idea if this story will be finished (hopefully before steve jobs has the internet banned )

If they hit me, id either find a way of restraining them, or hit them well enough so that they wouldnt/couldnt hit back. (this assumes its a situation you cant get out of, eg being cornered) Equality isnt a pick&mix

If youve lived there before, & have family in the area, you wouldnt be such an outsider/newcomer. I dont know if one exists, but is there a gay parents group/org? If so, their members will have experience of what your doing.

I did read an article about the seperation of different groups between facebook & myspace, where facebook was predominantly white, whilst myspace had been left/became predominantly black & hispanic. Facebook is non-customizable, essentially a tool where the content is the important stuff, myspace is customizable, & so 'bling' can be added. I wonder if a mobile is seen as a status symbol? If so, to enable it to be seen/shown, it has to be in use, otherwise its hidden in a pocket or bag.

http://gawker.com/56...phone-addiction http://gizmodo.com/5...n-everyone-else using a mobile whilst in a class is just plain rude

fyi: im not american Are you not basing a lot of this on generalisations? eg; the idea that a city may be more accepting than a small town, yet a town in a state that allows same-sex marriage etc could well be more accepting than a city in a state that either disallows it or explicitly makes it unavailable. Hasnt Walmart destroyed small town america? Also, what of the childs needs, that you wont know about until theyre born, or even later? They may have a disability, & the resources available are likely to be greater in a city. In terms of education, things change over time. They wouldnt be starting school for 4/5 years, & middle-school for 11 years. Schools could, & do, radically change in those time periods. A small town may have no choice of schools, whereas a city does. Personally, I think for a small child, town/countryside is a good environment to grow up in, then as they become teenagers, the extra resources & variety of a city are better for them. I suppose the ideal is somewhere between the two, a town with good transport links to a city, or a city with easy access to countryside etc.

context is important, & also that the details are realistic to the setting eg; someone noticing/meeting someone else for the first time, A would be more realistic when/if theyre together, then B becomes more realistic also, both can be used when writing, A leading to B