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Title: Homophobia is rooted


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  • Homophobia is rooted
  • in an irrational fear
  • that leads to hatred,
  • victimisation
  • intolerance of lesbian,
  • gay and bisexual people

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  • Using the word gay
  • as an insult is
  • homophobic

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  • Calling someone gay as a way of suggesting
    there is something wrong with being lesbian or
    gay is homophobic

4
  • In the UK homophobic behaviour is
  • recognised in law as a hate crime

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  • Being on the receiving end of homophobia
    hurts....
  • you dont need to be lesbian or gay to suffer
    homophobia

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  • FACT
  • People do not choose their sexual orientation

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FACT People do not choose to be lesbian, gay or
bisexual
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FACT People DO choose to be homophobic
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FACT HOMOPHOBIA WRECKS LIVES
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  • What are you going to do about it?

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  • YOU can help to combat homophobia

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  • YOU can challenge homophobia when you hear or
    witness it

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YOU can respect your friends privacy. It is
their sexual orientation and not your information
to share
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YOU should not assume that everyone is
heterosexual
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If YOU are experiencing homophobic bullying or
know someone who is, report it to a adult dont
be silent.
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Support and value your friends, regardless of
their sexual orientation or other differences
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