So it seems we have two topics going in this one thread now. I appreciate all the responses and look forward to more. I, for what it is worth, have no problem with allowing 18 year olds to become masons. I think there are many young men mature enough to join. I also think there are 30 year olds, like my oldest son, who still thinks the money he earns from his job is to first pay for his weekend partying and hence he lacks the maturity to join. So I think it is more the individual than the age.
As to the other topic, I don't care if a man is heterosexual or homosexual if he is a good individual I am all for him joining.