The definition of gay is:
1 a : happily excited : MERRY b : keenly alive and exuberant : having or inducing high spirits
2 a : BRIGHT, LIVELY b : brilliant in color
3 : given to social pleasures; also : LICENTIOUS
All of these are stereotypes of homosexuals. My question is: Why does the homosexual community define themselves as gay? And does this hurt the homosexual community?
Who decided "gay" was good? Why not ******? The definition of ****** is: 1. A bundle of twigs, sticks, or branches bound together.
2. A bundle of pieces of iron or steel to be welded or hammered into bars.
The term "******" comes from the stereotype that homosexuals are skinny and feminine, like a bundle of twigs.
How is this any worse than "gay”?
Why not fairy?
I would really like some constructive feedback from both homosexuals and heterosexuals (not straights because that implies that homosexuals are crooked).
Do the labels we give ourselves affect how people perceive us?
And is Homosexual better
2006-06-12
16:45:23
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