Thomas Lloyd: Why am I "so gay?" | TED Talk

Contents:

• AM I GAY?
• HOW TO COPE WHEN YOU'RE GAY AND LONELY
• HOW GAY ARE YOU?
• HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
• HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
• 17 SIGNS YOU'RE ACTUALLY GAY (AND JT DON'T KNOW IT)
• HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM GAY? SIGNS YOU ARE GAY
• AM I GAY QUIZ
• WHY AM I "SO GAY?"
• AM I GAY OR NOT QUIZ?
• I’M SO GAYRAPE REVENGEON RAPE REVENGE 1 VIEWER1 CONTRIBUTORI’M SO GAY LYRICSI AM PROUDWHEN 'S NOTTEARG MEAPARTIT GETS SO ISOLATG, FEELG LIKEI'M THE ONLY PERSON HERE NOT STRAIGHTQUEER PUNKS E OUTQUEER PUNKS E OUTQUEER PUNKS E OUTI'M SO GAYYOU'RE SO GAYI'M SO GAYWE'RE SO GAYYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE1EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌RAPE REVENGE RAPE REVENGEI’M SO GAYCREDSTAGSROCKEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE
• UR SO GAYKATY PERRYTRACK 6 ON ONE OF THE BOYS PRODUCED BYGREG WELLS“UR SO GAY” IS A SONG ABOUT A BOY WHO FS ALL THE GAY STEREOTYP, SPE NOT ACTUALLY BEG GAY HIMSELF. KATY WISH THE BOY WOULD BE HONT WH HER ABOUT HIMSELF.NOV. 20, 20071 VIEWER137K VIEWS90 CONTRIBUTORSTRANSLATNSPORTUGUêSITALIANOUR SO GAY LYRICS[INTRO]YOUR MD MAY REFE TO BELIEVEYOUR MD MAY REFE TO BELIEVE[VERSE 1]I HOPE YOU HANG YOURSELF WH YOUR H&M SRFWHILE **** OFF LISTENG TO MOZARTYOU BCH AND MOAN ABOUT LAWISHG YOU WERE THE RA READG HEMGWAYYOU DON'T EAT MEAT AND DRIVE ELECTRIL RSYOU'RE SO DIE ROCK, 'S ALMOST AN ARTYOU NEED SPF 45 JT TO STAY ALIVE[CHOS]YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYS (OH)YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE[VERSE 2]YOU'RE SO SAD, MAYBE YOU SHOULD BUY A HAPPY MEALYOU'RE SO SKNY, YOU SHOULD REALLY SUPER SIZE THE ALSECRETLY, YOU'RE SO AMED THAT NOBODY UNRSTANDS YOUI'M SO MEAN 'E I NNOT GET YOU OUT OF YOUR HEADI'M SO ANGRY 'E YOU'D RATHER MYSPACE STEADI N'T BELIEVE I FELL LOVE WH SOMEONE THAT WEARS MORE MAKP ANDYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[CHOS]YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE[BREAKDOWN]HEY, OHOH WOAH-OH-OH, OHLA-LA-LALA-LA-LADO-DO-DO, BA-BA-BADO-DO-DO, DA-DA-DAYYOU'RE SO GAYYOU'RE SO GAY[BRIDGE]YOU WALK AROUND LIKE YOU'RE OH-SO BONAIRYOU PULL 'EM DOWN AND THERE'S REALLY NOTHG THEREI WISH YOU WOULD JT BE REAL WH ME[CHOS]YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKEOH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NOYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE[OUTRO]PENIS16EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT

AM I GAY?

Gay - While this adjective has historilly scribed men who are attracted to other men, the term now is ed to refer to anyone who experienc romantic, emotnal, or physil attractn to people of the same genr.

HOW TO COPE WHEN YOU'RE GAY AND LONELY

Sce genr inty and sexual orientatn are separate, transgenr people n intify as straight, gay, lbian, bisexual, etc.

Part of realizg you're gay, or bi, or trans, or non-bary, or anythg other than cisgenr and heterosexual is acceptg you’re different—and somewhat separated—om the majory. Here he shar his journey to overe the sense of isolatn he felt growg up gay a small U.

At the time, there were no real gay role mols except for Graham Norton and Jack om Dawson's Creek—and I certaly didn't intify wh him bee I wasn't a football player. I felt like I was pletely on my rried on until I was 16, when I started gog out to gay bars my hometown.

HOW GAY ARE YOU?

I ma one gay iend, who I'm actually close to now.

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY

For the first time I've been able to form a good group of gay iends and create my own support work. I'd go on gay chatrooms but that was jt a facels nversatn wh someone who uld have been anyone.

HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY

I thk if I'd had iends who were gay when I was growg up, my life would have been so different. I now know there were other kids at my school who were gay, but they didn't e out till much later.

You'll fd out exactly how gay you are once and for all. |Intifyg as Gay.

17 SIGNS YOU'RE ACTUALLY GAY (AND JT DON'T KNOW IT)

Gay dividuals are romantilly or sexually attracted to people who are the same genr as them.

HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM GAY? SIGNS YOU ARE GAY

If you’re more aroed by people who are the same genr as you, you might be gay. Keep md that experienc of sexual aroal are extremely nuanced, and aren’t ncrete proof that you’re gay.

For stance, you n be aroed by gay adult media whout necsarily beg gay yourself.

AM I GAY QUIZ

If you tend to velop csh on people who are the same genr as you, uld be a sign that you’re gay.

You n be gay even if you’ve had straight relatnships the past.

If you felt unfortable wh physil ntact wh each girl, you may be gay.

WHY AM I "SO GAY?"

If you often fantasize about relatnships volvg specific genrs, you may be queer or gay.

You may be gay, but you uld also be pansexual or bisexual if you sometim thk about the other genr. Don’t assume you’re gay based on how you walk, talk, or drs. You’ve probably heard stereotyp about what mak someone gay, but none of the are te.

AM I GAY OR NOT QUIZ?

Siarly, walkg or dancg a certa way don’t make you gay, eher. For stance, havg a high-pched voice as a guy don’t make you gay. How do you know if you’re gay?

If you enjoy flirtg wh the same genr, you might be gay or queer. Keep md that even if you have a sexual experience wh someone of the same genr or another genr, that don’t necsarily mean that you’re gay.

I’M SO GAYRAPE REVENGEON RAPE REVENGE 1 VIEWER1 CONTRIBUTORI’M SO GAY LYRICSI AM PROUDWHEN 'S NOTTEARG MEAPARTIT GETS SO ISOLATG, FEELG LIKEI'M THE ONLY PERSON HERE NOT STRAIGHTQUEER PUNKS E OUTQUEER PUNKS E OUTQUEER PUNKS E OUTI'M SO GAYYOU'RE SO GAYI'M SO GAYWE'RE SO GAYYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE1EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌RAPE REVENGE RAPE REVENGEI’M SO GAYCREDSTAGSROCKEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE

Thgs would be so simple if you uld jt label yourself as gay and be done wh , but may not be that easy. If you’re not ready to tell everyone that you’re gay, that’s okay! However, you might later realize you’re gay.

I thk I’ve begun to realize that I’m attracted to men and I might be gay.

UR SO GAYKATY PERRYTRACK 6 ON ONE OF THE BOYS PRODUCED BYGREG WELLS“UR SO GAY” IS A SONG ABOUT A BOY WHO FS ALL THE GAY STEREOTYP, SPE NOT ACTUALLY BEG GAY HIMSELF. KATY WISH THE BOY WOULD BE HONT WH HER ABOUT HIMSELF.NOV. 20, 20071 VIEWER137K VIEWS90 CONTRIBUTORSTRANSLATNSPORTUGUêSITALIANOUR SO GAY LYRICS[INTRO]YOUR MD MAY REFE TO BELIEVEYOUR MD MAY REFE TO BELIEVE[VERSE 1]I HOPE YOU HANG YOURSELF WH YOUR H&M SRFWHILE **** OFF LISTENG TO MOZARTYOU BCH AND MOAN ABOUT LAWISHG YOU WERE THE RA READG HEMGWAYYOU DON'T EAT MEAT AND DRIVE ELECTRIL RSYOU'RE SO DIE ROCK, 'S ALMOST AN ARTYOU NEED SPF 45 JT TO STAY ALIVE[CHOS]YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYS (OH)YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE[VERSE 2]YOU'RE SO SAD, MAYBE YOU SHOULD BUY A HAPPY MEALYOU'RE SO SKNY, YOU SHOULD REALLY SUPER SIZE THE ALSECRETLY, YOU'RE SO AMED THAT NOBODY UNRSTANDS YOUI'M SO MEAN 'E I NNOT GET YOU OUT OF YOUR HEADI'M SO ANGRY 'E YOU'D RATHER MYSPACE STEADI N'T BELIEVE I FELL LOVE WH SOMEONE THAT WEARS MORE MAKP ANDYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[CHOS]YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE[BREAKDOWN]HEY, OHOH WOAH-OH-OH, OHLA-LA-LALA-LA-LADO-DO-DO, BA-BA-BADO-DO-DO, DA-DA-DAYYOU'RE SO GAYYOU'RE SO GAY[BRIDGE]YOU WALK AROUND LIKE YOU'RE OH-SO BONAIRYOU PULL 'EM DOWN AND THERE'S REALLY NOTHG THEREI WISH YOU WOULD JT BE REAL WH ME[CHOS]YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKEOH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NOYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE[OUTRO]PENIS16EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT

I’m gay, and I’m proud of . While “gay” is a totally valid label to intify wh, isn’t the only LGBTQ+ label out there.

That means, for example, that you n be transgenr but also straight (for stance, you might intify as a woman and feel attracted to men) or gay (e. Beg gay is part of who you are, and there’s nothg wrong wh .