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GAYT PLAC IN MISSISSIPPI FOR 2020
Several of the survey’s rponnts mentned polici champned by some of the state’s most powerful elected officials like Hoe Bill 1523 passed 2016, which is often referred to as the most sweepg anti-gay legislatn the untry. Dupuy, who teach arts-tegrated Black history wh an emphasis on civil rights and Ao-religns, opened up a dialogue that day to be “real” about his sexualy as a gay Black man. Growg up New Orleans, Dupuy relled “beg bullied for beg gay.
” But Dupuy’s experience, unlike whe LGBTQ+ members, highlights a mon aspect that people of lor face: creased homophobia and stigmatizatn. While Dupuy relled homophobic and racist experienc at Millsaps College prr to g out, he said he is ultimately proud of his cisn to publicly acknowledge his inty. While Walsh listed social media and Gay-Straight Allianc as ways for LGBTQ+ Mississippians to nnect, she emphasized that safety is a val factor.
Those “nvoluted stori” Connor referred to are micro-aggrsns and direct discrimatn agast a margalized group the workplace, like when he is asked outright “if he is gay” or more subtly asked if he is datg anyone.