Do we need laws forbiddg the "gay" sult?
Contents:
- CAN SOMEONE BE HOMOSEXUAL AND NOT GAY?
- THE GAY-O-METER! ?️? LGBTQ QUIZ
- AM I GAY? HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY?
- AM I GAY?
- ARE YOU SURE YOU ARE NOT "GAY"?
- THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
CAN SOMEONE BE HOMOSEXUAL AND NOT GAY?
Unsure of your sexual inty? This tt n reveal whether you're gay, bisexual, bi-cur or straight. Try this GAY-O-METER quiz now and fix your 'gaydar'! * are you sure you are not gay *
Bt rponse to "are you sure you aren't gay? Silly or ser, what are the bt rpons you've heard or given to that old qutn: "Are you sure you aren't jt gay? Ed: I'm pan so eher way I'm gay, I normally jt reply "Y, I checked.
THE GAY-O-METER! ?️? LGBTQ QUIZ
Am I gay? Some fd this hard to answer. Knowg whether you are gay or straight, though, down to attractns and behavrs. Fd out more. * are you sure you are not gay *
So when we therapists are nonted wh male clients, often married on, who e to wh ep nflicts about their sexual attractn to other men, we often fd that they are willg to e the word “homosexual, ” but chew the “gay” label.
Bee “gay” impli an embracg of the gay liftyle — gay bars, gay pri paras, perhaps multiple sex partners, or even anonymo sex.
AM I GAY? HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY?
Are you qutng your sexualy? Fd out if you’re gay, straight, bisexual, or asexual. Learn what the terms mean and if they apply to you. * are you sure you are not gay *
Unfortunately, much of our natn’s polics have long exacerbated the problem as well, shamg and vilifyg homosexualy, leadg legns of men stgglg wh sexual inty to ternalize their homophobia. For example, gay men the Mormon fah are moral nflict.
Durg the’90s, I beme a “gay-affirmative therapist. I warned them of the pfalls of keepg their sexual orientatn secret: a life of creased prsn, pursug a secret life the gay unrground wh the danger of beg ught, how attemptg to supprs urg n often e them to bee even more obssed wh them.
AM I GAY?
Many young men intify as mostly straight — a sexual orientatn that is not que straight but also, they say, ls gay than bisexualy * are you sure you are not gay *
Beg a gay man, I was tryg to brg them to where I was at. Durg this time, a man don’t see himself as gay, only homosexual. The term gay is too affirmative, and they are not ready to accept .
ARE YOU SURE YOU ARE NOT "GAY"?
I have treated many men who are of Mormon, Orthodox Jewish, Catholic, and other religns who thk of homosexualy as a pathology.
THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Their pa is excciatg, but I honor their bravery riskg losg everythg to ensure they have a qualy life as a gay man.