My conservative brother sent me this link..

[Taka-tan]

I've had all those words used against me. I've learn to blank them out, but they do hurt. Hope they eventually phase out like many words over time.  

[Lady Kayura]

Sniffles_The Anteater

I've had all those words used against me. I've learn to blank them out, but they do hurt. Hope they eventually phase out like many words over time.

I think they will if people stand up to them being used in a passively homophobic way. I've started asking family to not say "that's gay" when they want to say stupid. Baby steps.  

[Taka-tan]

Lady Kayura

Sniffles_The Anteater

I've had all those words used against me. I've learn to blank them out, but they do hurt. Hope they eventually phase out like many words over time.

I think they will if people stand up to them being used in a passively homophobic way. I've started asking family to not say "that's gay" when they want to say stupid. Baby steps.

So have I, along with my school's Gay-Straight Alliance. I don't know how well it's worked, but I've heard it less in the areas I tend to be in at school. So that's a good sign, right? yum_puddi  

[taking-risks]

Lady Kayura

http://www.nohomophobes.com/#!/today/

And I can't believe he sent it to me! I'm really glad he did. Nice to see this from him. Perhaps some day I can come out to him.

Taken from the website

This website is designed as a social mirror to show the prevalence of casual homophobia in our society. Words and phrases like “f*****t,” “dyke,” “no homo,” and “so gay” are used casually in everyday language, despite promoting the continued alienation, isolation and — in some tragic cases — suicide of sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ) youth.

We no longer tolerate racist language, we’re getting better at dealing with sexist language, but sadly we’re still not actively addressing homophobic and transphobic language in our society.

it pisses me off that people would even use those words in their vocabulary as hurtful words. To us they mean a positive, normal thing. To other people it's an offense.  

[I AM R U]

...this is just kinda depressing... Plus the fact my boyfriend doesn't see why its a problem *sigh*