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- GAY CULTURE HAS GROWN TOXIC WH UNCHECKED PRIVILEGE. IT'S TIME FOR TO RET
- IF MANHATTAN’S GAY PRI PARA IS TOO MUCH, GIVE BROOKLYN PRI A TRY
GAY CULTURE HAS GROWN TOXIC WH UNCHECKED PRIVILEGE. IT'S TIME FOR TO RET
An open letter to my fellow whe gay cis men: there should be no "returng to normal" after this. * gay pride is too much *
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IF MANHATTAN’S GAY PRI PARA IS TOO MUCH, GIVE BROOKLYN PRI A TRY
Moreover, homophobia roots self a sense of revulsn—a notn that certa kds of sex and bodi are weird, unnatural, and wrong. Some people are simply sayg “yuck” to people wearg the same amount of cloth you’d expect to see at any beach—and “yuck, ” of urse, is exactly how homophob react to gay Cisg the age of nsentStep back, though, and the objectns bee almost reassurg. 7 percent of high-school stunts say they’re gay, bisexual, or not sure of their orientatn.
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