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Contents:
- WHAT DO YOU SAY TO ‘THAT’S SO GAY’ & OTHER ANTI-LGBTQ+ COMMENTS?
- ‘PUMPG’ IS DANGERO NEW FAD AMONG GAY MEN
- GETTG A FEW THGS STRAIGHT ABOUT GAY PUT-DOWNS
- ‘SEXISM, RACISM,’ GAY PUT-DOWNS: OUTRAGED ANTI-TMP EAST LA STUNTS WALK OUT
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO ‘THAT’S SO GAY’ & OTHER ANTI-LGBTQ+ COMMENTS?
* gay put downs *
Speakg as a gay man, I'd argue that the put-down is a survival technique of the opprsed: velopg a quick and origal wty repartee was my armour agast you lgh first, 's harr for people to lgh at you. It don’t matter if ’s a first grar who might not know what the word “gay” means, a sixth grar tryg to sound ol, or a tenth grar “teasg” a iend. “Do you know what ‘gay’ means?
“It’s not OK at this school to e ‘gay’ disrpectfully to mean somethg is bad.
‘PUMPG’ IS DANGERO NEW FAD AMONG GAY MEN
“You may not have meant to be hurtful, but when you e the word ‘gay’ to mean somethg is bad or stupid, is hurtful.
“Usg the word ‘homo’ to tease someone is harassment and is unacceptable.
GETTG A FEW THGS STRAIGHT ABOUT GAY PUT-DOWNS
“Even if you didn’t mean to offend people who are gay, is offensive to ll this assignment gay (or queer); if you don’t like somethg, then say you don’t like !
If you have been hearg the phrase “That’s gay” or “no homo, ” take time durg class to make sure that your stunts know what “gay” means and know why is hurtful to e as a ment or put-down. Be clear that g the word “gay” a negative way is disrpectful. Be clear that g the phrase “That’s gay” is hurtful to other stunts who may have fay members or iends who are LGBTQ.
‘SEXISM, RACISM,’ GAY PUT-DOWNS: OUTRAGED ANTI-TMP EAST LA STUNTS WALK OUT
For the youngt stunts, keep simple – for example, “the word gay scrib a man and a man or a woman and a woman who love each other. Be explic that l agast hurtful name-llg clu “That’s gay! ” “Homo!
*LGBTQ+: Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer, Pl (muny members who e different language to scribe inty).