A slew of bills are rollg back recently won eedoms for gay people. Is Ameri ready to fight for LGBTQ+ rights all over aga?
Contents:
- CAN SOMEONE BE HOMOSEXUAL AND NOT GAY?
- NO, IT'S NOT "GAY": WHY WE NEED TO STOP USG THE TERM IN A NEGATIVE WAY
- HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
- AFTER YEARS OF PROGRS ON GAY RIGHTS, HOW DID THE US BEE SO ANTI-LGBTQ+?
- AM I GAY?
CAN SOMEONE BE HOMOSEXUAL AND NOT GAY?
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NO, IT'S NOT "GAY": WHY WE NEED TO STOP USG THE TERM IN A NEGATIVE WAY
Every person of our generatn has heard or ed . We e the word "gay" to fill for words like "crap," "stupid," "ugly," or anythg else that isn't good or likable enough. The word gay has slowly evolved om beg a harmls term meang happs to scribg someone's sexual orientati... * its not gay if you don't *
Bee “gay” impli an embracg of the gay liftyle — gay bars, gay pri paras, perhaps multiple sex partners, or even anonymo sex.
HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
* its not gay if you don't *
Unfortunately, much of our natn’s polics have long exacerbated the problem as well, shamg and vilifyg homosexualy, leadg legns of men stgglg wh sexual inty to ternalize their homophobia. I warned them of the pfalls of keepg their sexual orientatn secret: a life of creased prsn, pursug a secret life the gay unrground wh the danger of beg ught, how attemptg to supprs urg n often e them to bee even more obssed wh them. I have treated many men who are of Mormon, Orthodox Jewish, Catholic, and other religns who thk of homosexualy as a pathology.
AFTER YEARS OF PROGRS ON GAY RIGHTS, HOW DID THE US BEE SO ANTI-LGBTQ+?
Their pa is excciatg, but I honor their bravery riskg losg everythg to ensure they have a qualy life as a gay man. They may need, om time to time, to seek further therapy, but wh the right therapist, one who has thoroughly unrstood the dangers of such practic of “reparative therapy” which the therapist seeks to change the client’s sexual inty om gay to straight.
Bee the labels “homosexual” or “gay” rry such a stigma, some of the men seek help for their “sex addictn” and see their homosexualy as an actg out of same-sex urg.
Beg homosexual, gay, or havg same-sex attractn is not sex addictn, and should never be treated as such.
AM I GAY?
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A third part is allowed to ask if socks where worn if 'socks on' stat is not an actn or event is challenged, and if the dividual partakg the event or actn only has one sock on, the dividual qutn has the right to terme the effectivens of their sock g the chart two socks on is unniably 'not gay'. Havg one sock on or socks that are loted beyond the feet regardls of amount are nsired ambiguo and is the rponsibily of the wearer to terme if was 'gay', 'partially gay', 'half gay', or 'not gay'. Havg no socks on while performg or sayg somethg homosexual, will always hold the stat of one or more socks on your person while also not beg worn any way, holds no value.