I Wanna Hold Your Hand (But I Don't Want a Brick Thrown At My Head)

The simple act of holding hands can actually be good for your health, according to researchers quoted in this New York Times article.

Of course, this assumes you are neither gay nor an interracial couple, where doing this in public could lead (in many places in the country) to people throwing things at you, or giving you verbal abuse, or just making you feel uncomfortable. This lack of acceptance, still prevalent to a surprising degree in the United States, is what makes people like Mark Foley afraid to be themselves.

This is not something mentioned in the article.