Talking Point 7: What Do We Say... (pg 95-96)

The passage I found most important is when she said boys were most likely to be called names than girls and I feel that that is true. "Boys are far more likely to be the object of homophobic name-calling than girls, perhaps sex roles for boys remain, to some extent, more rigidly defined." When a guy acts differently than the usually boy groups in his school, and does girly-type things, they will automatically make fun of him. Since he doesn't do things that they do, he would most likely be a victim to bullies and name-calling. As for girls, it's usually not that bad. Like in the present time, some girls dresses like a guy and/or play sports like a guy. Of course, no one really suspects anything, but when it's a boy doing things girls do, it's automatically suspected. That's just wrong though, because people have their own interests and no one can exactly be the same. He may be gay, but it'd be nice if people can accept him for who he is than what they expect him to be. Causing them to look down on him. If they do want to be equal then they should start by treating gays/lesbians/bisexuals the same way as anyone else. They would be able to understand him/her more and who knows, they may end up always having a great time with him/her.