A recent survey done by the webse The Gay UK has found that 60% of those polled fd g the term “Queer” to scribe members of the LGBT muny is…
Contents:
- THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
- 34 OF THE BT RPONS WHEN SOMEONE ASSUM AND CALLS YOU GAY
- WHY ARE PEOPLE GAY? GAY BY CHOICE OR IS BEG GAY GEIC?
- LGBT WEBSE SURVEY FDS THAT 93% OF GAY MEN POLLED DON’T WANT TO BE LABELED “QUEER”
- I LIKE GUYS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE GAY. HOW DO I STOP BEG GAY?
- 17 SIGNS YOU'RE ACTUALLY GAY (AND JT DON'T KNOW IT)
- CAN SOMEONE BE HOMOSEXUAL AND NOT GAY?
- RIGHT-WG NSPIRACY THEORIST BRAGS ABOUT NOT 'LLG GAY' TO WORK AND TWTER HAS QUTNS
THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Do we need laws forbiddg the "gay" sult? * not called being gay *
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.
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.
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”?
34 OF THE BT RPONS WHEN SOMEONE ASSUM AND CALLS YOU GAY
There’s nothg wrong wh beg gay, but 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. * not called being gay *
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.
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. They may not know their own te sexual orientatn yet, and they may not even know the sexual meang of the word “gay.
WHY ARE PEOPLE GAY? GAY BY CHOICE OR IS BEG GAY GEIC?
Why are people gay? Are they gay by choice or is beg gay geic? Are they born gay? Learn about the and reasons for beg gay. * not called being 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.
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.
LGBT WEBSE SURVEY FDS THAT 93% OF GAY MEN POLLED DON’T WANT TO BE LABELED “QUEER”
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.
I LIKE GUYS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE GAY. HOW DO I STOP BEG GAY?
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. 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.
17 SIGNS YOU'RE ACTUALLY GAY (AND JT DON'T KNOW IT)
It says that people should te themselv on proper etiquette regardg the gay muny, and how certa stereotyp n be damagg or hurtful. 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 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. Estimat as to the number of gay people the populatn range om 1--20 to 1--10, so why are some people gay?
CAN SOMEONE BE HOMOSEXUAL AND NOT GAY?
In other words, 5-10% of people experience same-sex sexual attractn or behavr; of urse, this don't speak to what mak people gay. No one knows for certa why any dividual is gay, but the current thought is that beg gay is not a choice. Morn science is workg to show that geics is one of the of beg gay, although some science nflicts this area.
Study of fay history reveals that homosexual men have more homosexuals their fay tree than do heterosexuals. The precise gen volved the of beg gay have not yet been intified but they appear to e om the mother. Addnally, some studi have found that the bras om homosexuals differ om the bras of heterosexuals.
While psychologil factors may crease the likelihood that someone is gay, no sgle factor is known to e homosexualy. It very much appears that same-sex sexual attractn is not a choice but actg on is; so if you fe gay as the mere prence of same-sex attractn, then om everythg we unrstand, beg gay is not a choice. If, on the other hand, you nsir someone to be gay only if they act on their same-sex attractn then beg gay n be nsired a choice pendg on an dividual's behavr.
RIGHT-WG NSPIRACY THEORIST BRAGS ABOUT NOT 'LLG GAY' TO WORK AND TWTER HAS QUTNS
Whether science n ultimately prove the blogy of beg gay or not, 's important to support all adults their choic no matter how they intify. A recent survey done by the webse The Gay UK has found that 60% of those polled fd g the term “Queer” to scribe members of the LGBT muny is offensive and appropriate. The word queer is still ed as a slur agast many people the muny, particularly gay and bisexual men, and although some may refer to themselv this way, the webse says ’s probably bt not to e language that offence to others.
Case pot: John Kichi, a 66-year-old wrer and marketg expert Sewickley, Pa., relled how s ago he was thrown out of an apartment and later lost a prtig job bee he was gay. “It would be like if they put down for race: ‘whe, ’ ‘Lato, ’ ‘black’ and then the ‘N’ word, '” Kichi told “Every one of my gay iends is appalled by this. Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love.
There are more than 60 untri wh laws that crimalise same-sex sexual acts acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn, cludg Sdi Arabia. 'Authentilly myself'Ray said he had also stggled growg up gay the 1970s and 80s England, which was "tough" said his relig school "dmmed to you, 'you are gog to hell'" Adam returned home to Sdi Arabia, spe beg more than 3, 000 apart and later rtricted by the Covid-19 panmic, they kept touch daily and the romance years ago, Ray proposed on a vio ll and after succsfully applyg for a UK fiancé visa, Adam moved to Manchter December 2022. Adam said he had been aaid to even wear lours his home untry so the first thg he did when he moved was start to "grow my mullet, got my ears pierced and booked appotments for tattoos" relled how, ntrast, one of his gay iends Sdi had been forced to marry a woman, addg: "It has ed not only his life but the life of his wife.