The Art of Moving On

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I'm really not meaning to be a pain in the a$s here, but...

Most of the time, it is used in a negative situation. If people hear it used enough to describe something in a negative way, I think people start to believe 'gay' is something bad.

Exactly what I mean in this case-

Kids at the school use it to mean "lame", but they also ARE calling my son gay as in Gay. He's not (and we have discussed it)- but because of his level of maturity, his tendency to come across very emotional and sensitive ("traditional female" traits ), his decision to have long curly hair, and the fact that his two friends are boys who are also prone to be targets - has made the "bully" kids decide that he is full blown Gay. Not just lame-

If he was Gay-he could never say it- not in that atmosphere. I want to convince him to blow them off- because he needs to not take the bait, but he's sooo touchy. Add to that the fact that there is still stigma attached, negative stigma- he sees it all as an insult. It's a rough corner to be in.