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Contents:
- GAY BASH’D G THIS PRI MONTH TO NEW ROADNNER VENUE BOSTON, HOSTED BY DRAG QUEEN DETOX WH SGERS SLAYYYTER AND CUPKKE
- DANCE AND CHEER ON YOUR FAVORE DRAG QUEENS AT BOSTON’S GAY BASH’D
- GAY BASH’D: PRIDEAT ROADNNER
- SELF-DEFENSE EXPERTS SUGGT THE 5 STRATEGI FOR AVOIDG OR SURVIVG A GAY BASHG
GAY BASH’D G THIS PRI MONTH TO NEW ROADNNER VENUE BOSTON, HOSTED BY DRAG QUEEN DETOX WH SGERS SLAYYYTER AND CUPKKE
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The crowd cheers at a Gay Bash'd event Chorale Mil. Boston’s Gay Bash’d is markg four years of providg a safe space for LGBTQ+ muny members and their alli, while also celebratg queerns and exprsn.
“It giv the space to a lot of younger kids to exprs themselv a safe, non-judgemental environment and to be themselv, ” Static, one of the founrs of Gay Bash’d, said.
DANCE AND CHEER ON YOUR FAVORE DRAG QUEENS AT BOSTON’S GAY BASH’D
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The prospect of beg gay bashed is que sry, but Carolyne Haycraft, the executive director of EMERJ-SafeNow, an anizatn that teach cultural-specific strategi for preventg vlence, says there’s no need to nstantly fear beg attacked and has suggtns for effective gay bashg fense that uld help you learn how to survive a gay bashg.
Together wh Aman Weaver, a lbian woman who works as an EMERJ-SafeNow facilator and curriculum veloper, the two have tght gay bashg fense class to LGBTQ people. So we asked them for advice on how to survive a gay bashg (or avoid one altogether).
SELF-DEFENSE EXPERTS SUGGT THE 5 STRATEGI FOR AVOIDG OR SURVIVG A GAY BASHG
Here are the gay bashg fense methods they suggted. Also, if your statn is a nservative area (filled wh possible queer-phob), a place of drkg or an area known for gay bashgs, prepare to be extra vigilant, keepg your ey and ears open. Pre-planng is always a smart, preventative form of gay bashg fense.
Even if you’re 18 or younger, Haycraft remds , you n duck to a rtrant or bar as a gay bashg fense.
While fear and tun n be helpful a dangero suatns, Haycraft says, stayg clear-head n also help when figurg out how to survive a gay bashg. She says that we live a cultural climate where more people feel ’s OK to make racist, sexist and homophobic statements. Weaver strs g posive affirmatns to help keep yourself lm, nfint and empowered durg a gay bashg fense.