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[pat]

There are a couple of things I could have added to the homophobia list, but didn't because, compared to people who have suffered greatly, they seemed rather small.

I am the girl who was harassed at band camp because I gave another girl a back rub.

I am the girl whose guidance counselor told her, when she applied to an all-women's college, "You don't want to go there -- only lesbians go to those sort of schools."

I am the mother who is constantly fighting to try install an abhorrence of homophobia in her sons, in a culture where "you're gay" has become school yard shorthand for "you're stupid and uncool."

Comments

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that you're fighting that fight, though (and all the other fights you pursue).

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

D. referred to something as "gay" yesterday. K. pointed out that was something he shouldn't say in front of me. I added "or your father". I remember that brian1789 said something, but I'm not recalling it at the moment. I'm mentioning this because I appreciated that Kevin gets that using "gay" as an insult is offensive to me.

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

I think those are just as important as, say, someone getting bashed. It's the small things that lead to the larger things.