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When did the word 'gay' start to be used to describe something bad or to be ridiculed? And isn't the repeated use of the word in this way a tacit acceptation of discrimination? The fact that the word was used repeatedly during my secondary schools days in such a negative way caused untold problems when it eventually came to accepting my sexuality. I rarely agree with Peter Tatchell but I think the overuse of the word in the playground and online to describe bad things sometimes does have negative connotations. Or am I just suffering from a humour by-pass?

Date: 2010-02-11 04:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] haunter-uk.livejournal.com
And whoever it was that came up with that phrase never actually had to deal with a prolonged bullying campaign against them.

The physical stuff was far easier to deal with.

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