NOTE: This is an updated versn of yterday's post, wh the full segment, AFTER THE night, ABC 20/20's ocsnal news special What Would You Do?, which plac actors real-life suatns a kd of 'Candid Camera' scenar to gge how people will react, tackled homophobia at a sports bar. The show hired an actor to play a homophobic patron, and hired a real-life uple, Dty St. Amand and Domic Benevento, to play his target. The bar is Ln, New show has vered gay subject matter before. You may remember the episo which a woman Alabama lled 911 after seeg two men kissg on a bench a public , shame on John Quon for g the term "gay liftyle" — ABC News should know out, AFTER THE JUMP...
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- SELF-DEFENSE EXPERTS SUGGT THE 5 STRATEGI FOR AVOIDG OR SURVIVG A GAY BASHG
- GAY BASHG AT A SPORTS BAR: WHAT DO YOU DO?
- GAY BULLYG, GAY BULLI AND DEALG WH GAY BASHG
- TEEN BULLIED FOR BEG GAY: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
- GAY BASHG
- A HISTORY OF GAY BASHG
SELF-DEFENSE EXPERTS SUGGT THE 5 STRATEGI FOR AVOIDG OR SURVIVG A GAY BASHG
Gay bullyg, gay bashg happens to the majory of gay youth and n e great harm, cludg suici, but people are workg to stop gay bullyg. * what would you do gay bashing *
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).
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.
GAY BASHG AT A SPORTS BAR: WHAT DO YOU DO?
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Even if you’re 18 or younger, Haycraft remds , you n duck to a rtrant or bar as a gay bashg fense.
GAY BULLYG, GAY BULLI AND DEALG WH GAY BASHG
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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.
When teachg people how to survive a gay bashg, she remends distance as a good start for a gay bashg fense.
TEEN BULLIED FOR BEG GAY: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
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I’m not gay! ”) If your attacker is homophobic, turng the tabl on them this way n create a small amount of time for you to pe.
As we’ve mentned, fightg should be a last rort when figurg out how to survive a gay bashg. The first rort a gay bashg fense should always be leavg the suatn.
The life-savg techniqu are sential when figurg out how to survive a gay bashg. Sce alhol and other dgs are often part of gay and public scen — and n crease aggrsn or crease awarens — Weaver suggts beg extra mdful and thkg ahead if you’re head to a place where dgs will be ed.
GAY BASHG
A history of gay bashg Newsweek's cric Ram Setooh thks that Sean Hay, bee he's gay, n't cut playg a straight man "Promis, Promis" on Broadway. * what would you do gay bashing *
Have you ever been a suatn requirg a gay bashg fense?
A HISTORY OF GAY BASHG
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Do you have any addnal tips on how to survive a gay bashg?