Homophobic and transphobic quotes 86
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Indeed, a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers found that 98% of pupils hear homophobic language at school; I just wonder whether the last 2% of the pupils surveyed were deaf.
Nathaneal Arnott-Davis (Guardian Comment is Free 12-03-08)
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If you accept that queer no longer means strange, you need to accept that gay no longer exclusively means homosexual, and you must therefore accept that children aren't necessarily attacking one another's sexuality, they are just launching random acts of aggression because that's what children do.
Zoe Williams (Guardian 12-03-08)
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The government thinks it’s ticked the gay box by publishing guidance on homophobic bullying. The guidance itself is excellent, but most teachers don’t even know it exists. It’s not statutory, so most schools will ignore it.
Nigel Tart letter to The Guardian (12-03-08)
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I’m a LESBIAN and visually impaired, but it’s when I say I’m a poet that I sometimes really clear the room.
Fabulous one-liner from Kathi Wolfe (Washington Blade 14-03-08)
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We want to call attention to particular double binds that transwomen and transfeminine folks end up in caught between heteronormative
gender roles and transphobic vitriol from the queer women's community. We want to celebrate transwomen's participation in women's spaces, and their contributions to our communities and the world at large. We want to get a bunch of awesome people together to show solidarity with transwomen in the feminist community, and to celebrate gender deviancy of all kinds.
Crumbs! (Katrina blog in Live Journal 13-13-08)