9 LGBTQ influencers talk about the first time they heard the word 'gay'

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9 LGBTQ influencers talk about the first time they heard the word 'gay'
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First impressions make a difference — and sometimes the memory just won't go away.

For many people in the queer community, their first impression of the word "gay" was purely negative. They heard it **t from a loving parent or supportive friend, but as a slur from some second-rate bully on the playground, desperately honing their stand-up routine.*

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**t everyone's experiences are uniform. Some people in the queer community were lucky to have more positive introductions to the term — teachers who explained "gay" **t as an alternative lifestyle, but as a natural identity. Or there were the rare few parents who introduced queerness **t as something to tolerate, but to embrace. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/lgbtq-influencers-first-time-gay/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)


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