Nightline Episodes on ABC

A five-part examination of gay life in America begins with a show taped in a gay retirement community near Bradenton, Fla., where host Ted Koppel leads a wide-ranging discussion among seniors. One woman's decision to come out was agonizing. Yet, she says. “There's nothing I can do about it. It's who I am.” Subesquent programs were taped in Roanoke, Va., and deal with such topics as crime against gays, religion, and gays and the law.