Impartg life lsons to your own kids is part and parcel of parentg, but what about dog that for other people’s children? Aaron Gouveia wrtled wh that qutn when his young son me to him cryg bee an olr kid kept llg him gay.
Contents:
- THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
- A DAD’S ADVICE TO NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS: DON’T E GAY AS AN SULT
- AMERIN SULTS/ ROGATORY NAM FOR GAY PEOPLE
THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Do we need laws forbiddg the "gay" sult? * gay insult *
There was a recent high profile story the news about an 11-year-old boy who mted suici, apparently bee he uld no longer tolerate beg lled “gay.
A DAD’S ADVICE TO NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS: DON’T E GAY AS AN SULT
* gay insult *
The most mon sult among kids today is “gay. " Kids get mad when they are lled gay and they sometim get to fights.
AMERIN SULTS/ ROGATORY NAM FOR GAY PEOPLE
Sh straight people say to gay guys. * gay insult *
I have great passn for gays. What is one to do when lled gay? Many anti-bully activists sist that anti-bully laws should specifilly mentn sults agast gays and those of non-heterosexual orientns.
If be a crime to sult people, then, is hoped, no one will be attacked wh the “gay” sult, and the associated vlence will disappear.
One of the problems wh makg illegal to ll someone “gay” is that vlat the First Amendment right to Freedom of Speech. The tth is that society has e a long way recent s toward rcg hatred and discrimatn agast gays. However, will be a while–if ever–before anti-gay sentiment disappears pletely.