Reader comments from www.advocate.com.* "The first time I was victimized, I did report it to the cops. Their reaction convinced me not to bother the next time." * "These incidents aren't all gay bashings Gay bashing is an expression used to designate verbal confrontation with, denigration of, or physical violence against people thought to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered (LGBT) because of their apparent sexual orientation or gender identity. and blatant civil rights violations; often they are a simple comment, a sigh sigh (sī), n an audible and prolonged inspiration followed by a shortened expiration. sigh of disgust, a wall we feel go up that we will never climb. And how can you report a feeling?" * "I was chased twice in the Castro district of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden by teenage Latino thugs. One group had chains, I outran out·ran v. Past tense of outrun. them." * "Never been attacked, This big, butch bull dyke bull dyke n. Offensive Used as a disparaging term for a lesbian, especially one exhibiting behavior associated with stereotypically masculine traits. would kick their asses." * "Five or six guys with baseball bats ambushed me, At that time I was still in the closet, so I did not report it." * "I've never been attacked physically, just verbally." THE ADVOCATE POLL SPONSORED BY SUBARU In the November 12 issue, readers were asked: Have you ever been the victim of an antigay incident that you didn't report to authorities? No 57% Yes 39% Undecided 4% Note: Table made from pie chart. |
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