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In Asia and Lat Ameri the animal is a pejorative term for gay men - but the gay men are takg the term back * deer gay term *
In Brazil, the word er ('veado') is monly ed as a slang to sult gay men, 2017, by Ja Hellu.
In Asia and Lat Ameri the animal is a pejorative term for gay men - but the gay men are takg the term back.
Sce both men are queer and om Catholic and Mlim backgrounds that have historilly shunned homosexualy, this image also highlights the ntradictns that emerge through the unn of relig, ethnic and cultural tradns wh genr and sexual inty. For more on art, symbolism and homosexualy orr a py of Art & Queer Culture here.