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.*
**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...