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Contents:

• 34 OF THE BT RPONS WHEN SOMEONE ASSUM AND CALLS YOU GAY
• THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
• WHEN STRAIGHT PEOPLE ARE MISTAKENLY CALLED GAY
• WHEN YOUR 4TH GRA SON IS CALLED "GAY"
• HOW DO I KNOW I’M NOT REALLY GAY/STRAIGHT?
• HOW TO ADDRS THE USE OF “RETARD” OR “GAY” THE CLASSROOM
• YOU’RE NOT GAY: HOMOSEXUALY ANXIETY OCD
• I LIKE GUYS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE GAY. HOW DO I STOP BEG GAY?
• HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
• IS LLG A HOMOSEXUAL PERSON “GAY” OFFENSIVE?

34 OF THE BT RPONS WHEN SOMEONE ASSUM AND CALLS YOU GAY

However, there are still many rotten eggs who throw around slurs and ll people gay mdlsly, so helps to know what to say when someone lls you gay.

THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Of urse, there’s nothg wrong wh beg gay, but people don’t always put a lot of thought to what to say. Even when someone knows you’re straight, ignorance will empower them to e “gay” to liberately try to hurt you.

The bt way to rpond to this is by clarifyg that there’s nothg wrong wh beg gay, even though you’re straight. It says that even if you were gay, you wouldn’t be lookg the person’s way bee you have higher standards than someone who looks/drs as he/she do, and is actively homophobic.

This is a good example of what to say when someone lls you gay bee llg someone gay isn’t an sult. We’ve piled several exampl of what to say when someone lls you gay that clu direct nontatn. It says that he/she uld learn somethg om gay people bee they’re killg at fashn.

WHEN STRAIGHT PEOPLE ARE MISTAKENLY CALLED GAY

Gay also means happy, so e this example of what to say when someone lls you gay to flip thgs around on a posive note.

Some people associate certa mannerisms or behavr wh beg gay, as well as certa aspects of one’s behavr. Ignorance isn’t always malic, and there will be people who assume you’re gay wh no ill tent md.

21“Gay people and other members of the LGBTQ+ have different personali and appearanc. 22“I’m gog to assume that you didn’t mean that is wrong to be gay, but for future reference, keep those thoughts to yourself. Use this example of what to say when someone lls you gay to show your support for the gay muny.

WHEN YOUR 4TH GRA SON IS CALLED "GAY"

It also says you don’t re enough about the person’s perceptn of gay people to go out of your way to clarify whether you’re straight or not. It says that people should te themselv on proper etiquette regardg the gay muny, and how certa stereotyp n be damagg or hurtful.

HOW DO I KNOW I’M NOT REALLY GAY/STRAIGHT?

The gay muny experienc discrimatn at every level, and even as you read this, someone, somewhere, is beg lled a gay slur. When certa people disver you’re gay, that’s all they will see you as, and they will show their lack of rpect and acceptance by llg you “gay” stead of your actual name.

This is what to say when someone lls you gay and you refe to rpond to that name. This is good to say when you’re unaffected, and you’ll be as gay as possible, regardls of their feelgs.

Wh that beg said, whenever you need , you n refer to the sets of exampl of what to say when someone lls you gay to stick up for yourself or ignore the nonsense. 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. Many anti-bully activists sist that anti-bully laws should specifilly mentn sults agast gays and those of non-heterosexual orientns.

HOW TO ADDRS THE USE OF “RETARD” OR “GAY” THE CLASSROOM

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. Usg laws to punish people for g “gay” as an sult is not likely to solve the problem, eher. If people get punished for sultg gays, do you thk they are gog to thk, “Now I rpect gays so much bee I was punished”?

YOU’RE NOT GAY: HOMOSEXUALY ANXIETY OCD

We n al wh gay sults all by ourselv, and at the same time help rce prejudice society. If we go to school together, are the same class, and I always treat you this way, you may even bee my iend even though you hate gays. " The ia that I may be gay disturbs me and I don’t want to adm that I am unsure about my sexual orientatn.

You know, you are gog to be the last person the world to know that you are gay!

I LIKE GUYS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE GAY. HOW DO I STOP BEG GAY?

Scenar Number Four: I’m not gay, but you are gog to tell me you heard a mor that I am.

HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY

Scenar Number Five: I’m not gay, and you e to tell me that other people are spreadg a mor that I am. You are gog to keep on tormentg me, and you are not gog to have rpect eher for me or for gay people general. I may also want to e the opportuny for a “teachg moment, ” so I’ll ask you:] How do you feel about gays?

And you will certaly stop tryg to torment me for beg gay bee your efforts to torment me won’t work.

IS LLG A HOMOSEXUAL PERSON “GAY” OFFENSIVE?

They may not know their own te sexual orientatn yet, and they may not even know the sexual meang of the word “gay. So you see, we don’t need laws or other people’s protectn to stop people om llg "gay. An sid element of homophobia and toxic masculy is straight men’s reactn to the ia that they might be gayPhoto by Sharon McCutcheon on UnsplashI recently had a guy iend reunt an enunter which a woman told him that she and her iends thought he was homosexual.

He mentned a gay bar at which he had met some iends and reunted that upon enterg, the bouncer joked, “What are you dog here? ”Stori like the illtrate the tenncy for straight men to view homosexualy as patible wh their masculy. On the ntrary, they may nsir themselv stout alli (jt look at all their gay iends!