Thomas Lloyd: Why am I "so gay?" | TED Talk

i'm so gay right now

Ever sce middle school, people have asked Thomas Lloyd the same qutn repeatedly. "If I had a dime for every time I was asked, 'Why am I so gay?' I uld probably pay for one cred at Geetown." In this humoro talk, Lloyd explor the trici of social "verg" as a gay man, fdg muny and the importance of inty ownership.

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HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY

How do I know if I am gay? Are there fe signs you are gay? We have answers. Consir the signs you might be gay. * i'm so gay right now *

Most people the LGBTQ+ muny know om experience that acceptg your sexualy will lead to your beg a happier, more open this gui, the term gay has been ed to clu all forms of non-heterosexual attractn, whether that be people who are lbian, gay, bisexual, queer, pansexual, or otherwise not straight. Know if you are gay.

Consir takg an onle sexualy quiz, like this one, to see if intifyg as gay feels right for you.

HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM GAY? SIGNS YOU ARE GAY

A slew of bills are rollg back recently won eedoms for gay people. Is Ameri ready to fight for LGBTQ+ rights all over aga? * i'm so gay right now *

There isn't any need to change yourself - beg gay is jt another way of simply existg, and there is nothg wrong wh at all. Neher is there anythg wrong wh you for beg gay.

AM I GAY OR NOT QUIZ?

* i'm so gay right now *

The fact that I am gay is jt another facet of who I am, jt as beg creative, or optimistic, or havg brown ey is. Remember that beg gay do not require you to nform to typil gay stereotyp. Most people who are gay are distguishable om those that aren't.

Beg gay do not necsarily make you any ls mascule or feme, and there is no need or prsure to nform to stereotyp that don't feel right to you - bee you are who you are. You do not need to f to the gay muny jt as much as you don't need to f to the straight muny. In 100 years, "gay" will be an entirely different ncept.

AFTER YEARS OF PROGRS ON GAY RIGHTS, HOW DID THE US BEE SO ANTI-LGBTQ+?

There is no evince that "helpg gay people to bee heterosexual" is possible.

WHY AM I "SO GAY?"

Homosexualy is not viewed as an illns and short, won't be treated as such.

There are many, many gay people all sorts of muni, and there are many people there for you when you need support.

Fd a group or a hangout where you feel fortable, and where there will be other gay people to talk wh.

I'M SO GAY I SH RABOWS FUNNY LGBT GAY PRI PARA LOVE T-SHIRT

If you were raised an environment that owns on homosexualy, you are not worth any ls. The laws the Bible were maly for health purpos - shunng homosexualy is right next to not gettg tattoos, not eatg pork, and not wearg mixed lens, but you n bet your bottom dollar all your neighbors do those thgs. Your iends and fay love "you, " not straight you or gay you, they love you.

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