The phrase “that’s so gay” has tradnally been unrstood as homophobic. Stonewall’s School Report argued this posn, and will be discsed their upg Edutn Conference. Stonewall argu…
Contents:
- "THAT'S SO GAY" IS JT SO WRONG
- THIS IS SO GAY!
- WHAT DO YOU SAY TO “THAT’S SO GAY” AND OTHER ANTI-LGBTQ COMMENTS?
"THAT'S SO GAY" IS JT SO WRONG
* this is so gay *
This is , folks: our 430th and last ever episo of This Show is So Gay.
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WHAT DO YOU SAY TO “THAT’S SO GAY” AND OTHER ANTI-LGBTQ COMMENTS?
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