As gay, lbian and transgenr muni bee ls stigmatized — part thanks to mentor-mentee relatnships — will be easier for young people to image a life where they actually grow old?
Contents:
- CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS
- CONVERSATN QUTNSGAY COMMUNY
- LET’S SAY GAY
- ROURCE: GAY CONVERSATNS – A DISCSN ON HOMOSEXUALY AND THE CHRISTIAN RPONSE
- AS 'DON'T SAY GAY' AND SIAR BILLS TAKE HOLD, LGBTQ YOUTHS FEEL THEY'RE 'GETTG CSHED'
- HOW TO CHAT SAFELY ON INTERACTIVE MALE GAY PHONE CHAT
- OPN: DEAR (GAY) WHE PEOPLE, THIS BLACK WEHO RINT HAS A STORY TO TELL
- FOM GAY
CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS
When gay men were nonted about wrg ‘no Blacks’ or ‘no Latos’ on their profil, many of them beme fensive. * gay conversations *
On gay datg apps like Grdr, many ers have profil that nta phras like “I don’t date Black men, ” or that claim they are “not attracted to Latos. Sce 2015 I’ve been studyg LGBTQ culture and gay life, and much of that time has been spent tryg to untangle and unrstand the tensns and prejudic wh gay culture.
I’m seekg to move beyond simply scribg the problem and to better unrstand why some gay men behave this way.
CONVERSATN QUTNSGAY COMMUNY
Interactive Male is a chat le for gay, bi and cur men. Fd out how to stay safe on our gay phone chatle no matter if you are lookg for chat, datg or a discreet enunter. Get a Free Trial now. * gay conversations *
From 2015 to 2019 I terviewed gay men om the Midwt and Wt Coast regns of the Uned Stat. A slice of that project – which was recently published the journal Deviant Behavr – explor the way gay men ratnalize their sexual racism and discrimatn on Grdr. The gay men I nnected wh tend to make one of two jtifitns.
LET’S SAY GAY
* gay conversations *
The other way that I observed some gay men jtifyg their discrimatn was by amg a way that put the emphasis back on the app. While social media apps have dramatilly altered the landspe of gay culture, the benefs om the technologil tools n sometim be difficult to see.
Scff, another gay datg app, requir ers to reveal more of who they are. CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS is a seri of 6 -pth terviews and nversatnal documentari foced on gay men whose journeys of self-disvery prece the era of Stonewall and Gay Liberatn. CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS was a cross-generatnal llaboratn which producer/ director David Weissman (then his early 60s) worked partnership wh gay men their 20s and 30s as edors to profile gay men their 70s and 80s.
ROURCE: GAY CONVERSATNS – A DISCSN ON HOMOSEXUALY AND THE CHRISTIAN RPONSE
Kerby Lrdale was a long heterosexual marriage after first explorg his homosexualy the 1950s. Pl began very actively explorg gay life his early teens and an early enunter a cisg spot was to change his life.
AS 'DON'T SAY GAY' AND SIAR BILLS TAKE HOLD, LGBTQ YOUTHS FEEL THEY'RE 'GETTG CSHED'
Conversatn QutnsGay Communy.
What's the meang of "homosexual"? Are there many words your language to refer to homosexuals?
HOW TO CHAT SAFELY ON INTERACTIVE MALE GAY PHONE CHAT
How is beg gay your untry? Do you know anyone who is gay? Are there any gay characters on a current TV seri?
Do you thk gay people have enough role mols our society to intify themselv wh?
Do you thk those referenc portra a posive image of the gays? Do they help the gay muny to enhance their self-teem? What's the meang of "homophobia"?
OPN: DEAR (GAY) WHE PEOPLE, THIS BLACK WEHO RINT HAS A STORY TO TELL
In your view, is there homophobia our society?
FOM GAY
Do you believe that the gay muny is beg discrimated agast any way? What problems do you thk someone go through when they fd out they are gay? In your opn, should they say they are gay?
What do you thk your parents' reactn would be if you told them you are gay?
How would you react if one of your children told you they're gay? What are the ma problems gays have to face at llege?