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[monriatitans]

PRIDE MONTH QUOTE 14

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

“The greatest fear of the American male is that he will be homosexual. Beginning with the stern warnings he receives as a young boy about overly friendly men in public parks, through the adolescent shaming prompted by the slightest hint of effeminacy, to the suspicion provoked by an interest in artistic pursuits, he is conditioned to believe that homosexuality is incompatible with manhood. From his family to his friends, in his church and at his workplace, from the realm of the everyday experience to the popular culture surrounding him, the message is unambiguous that there is absolutely nothing worse in the world than to be a sissy, a faggot, a queer.” – James Kirchick, Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington

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