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Things never to say to your gay friends

"Are you sure you're gay?" "How did you come out?" (Teen Vogue, 2015). In this engaging conversation, Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy and journalist Phillip Picardi share commonly asked questions that seem innocent but can actually be offensive and hurtful.

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Teen Vogue (2015, November 23). Gus Kenworthy shares the 8 things you should never say to your gay friends [Video File]. Retrieved from www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgCzqlri_a0

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Things never to say to your gay friends

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Gender Identity Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.

Gender Expression How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.

Attraction How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.

Biological Sex Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.

Things never to say to your gay friends

References:

Dee

Gender Identity Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.

Gender Expression How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.

Attraction How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.

Biological Sex Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.

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