What does it mean to call something gay

It just means sad now. The teens you're teaching now know it's just as offensive as it ever was and I'm always whinging at our lot fir saying it. I do gently remind them of its use as a slur and they mostly understand and adapt their language. Whilst I still think homophpbia is alive and well in the uk, times really have changed quite a lot.

Sign up to our daily newsletter. When it comes to expressing their identities, gay men have their own vibrant and evolving lexicon. They're a wonder and are hopefully a future buffer against culture wars. Want the latest threads without having to look for them? I also teach young people of secondary age and above.

Questions about childcare support? It seems most of them can use this term in this sense while simultaneously being very switched on to homophobia and inclusivity. To equate something that is crap or undesirable as being "gay" is to infer that being gay is undesirable and crap.

So lesser than being straight. You may have questions about why some people identify as gay, queer, both, or another specific way. From playful terms of endearment to empowering phrases, the world of gay slang is as diverse as the community. It's important to point out that this includes young people of both sexes who happen to be gay themselves.

Of course it's homophobic. In this article, we will explain how the terms gay and queer are used differently in the context of sexuality and gender identity. They also can identify when it is used as a slur and will call it out on such occasions. It can definitely also be offensive.

Join the discussion and meet other Mumsnetters on our free online chat forum. Want to know what “trade,” “vers,” or “power bottom” really mean? I do not think its cool to be homophobic amongst school kids. People were saying this 20 years ago when I was at secondary school, it was absolutely homophobic then, although it did not literally mean that something was "gay", the literal meaning was that it was crap or annoying, and I'm sure many people used it that way without thinking.

Those in the know, is this expression now used by young people to say that something's just crap? They may use different terms to describe themselves over time. Do you think they could find another way of saying something is crap without equating it to being gay? Which I actually think has more to do with the original meaning of the word gay, as in cheerful and bright Anyway it doesnt matter to me because I am bisexual so I give myself permission to use this word lmao.

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It means something is eyeroll lame. Hide shortcut buttons. For respectfulness and inclusivity, it’s important to understand the difference—and to remember that people’s use and feelings about the words vary widely. It went along with general attitudes that a person being gay was something worthy of mockery.

An umbrella term used specifically to describe a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of sexual attraction. At least round where I am you'd get absolutely shot down by other teens if any of them thought you were being homophobic. I'm confused, this is is not a remotely new expression and was in use when I was at school I'm almost It can and has always been used in the same way, as far as I'm aware.

This encompasses asexual people as well as those who identify as demisexual. I work with secondary-aged students and recently have been hearing this expression a lot, but I am beginning to wonder whether it's not homophobic, and I may be interpreting it wrong because of my age?

I think it started out as homophobic but has lost that meaning now. A-D A word used to describe people who have a fluid sexual and/or romantic orientation which changes over time, or the course of their life.