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OK to use? 17-Jan-2011 At 12:50:04 PM DanMac

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On 17/01/2011 nmonteith wrote:
>Im intrigued to know from people who voted 'yes' on this poll if they would
>use these words in conversation with a gay person? This isnt a hypothetical
>as there are quite a few gay and lesbian members on this forum. ODH especially
>- how many gay friends do you have? And do you constantly refer to them
>as you refer to them on this forum? If not - why?

I do tend to use "gay" as a general negative term (e.g. drive all the way to the mountains, walk to the crag, half way up first route, starts raining. "This is hyper-gay" would be exclaimed without a second thought).
I suppose it is just habit from high-school days... I do have several gay friends and I speak the same around them, doesn't bother them at all. I don't see them as "different" so it's never been an issue... on the contrary, they tend to use the term "faggot" more often than I would!