Harassment

My peers tease that I am gay – but I don’t think I am!

Question asked by Peter (15 years old questioning man from Mexico, Mexico)

Question answered on November 1, 2010 by Sue York

Sorted in High-school, Harassment, Questions

Hi Peter, Jorge, a friend of mine ,is heterosexual, even though others often tease him and think he is gay. He is very popular among female friends, as he is charming, affectionate, caring and humorous. What I like about him the most is that he pays attention to details of people's ... Read more.

I had a traumatic experience with a man. Now I am scared to be Muslim AND gay.

Question asked by Mazin ( questioning man)

Question answered on July 13, 2009 by Rimma Orenman

Sorted in Harassment, Questions, Religions

Hi Mazin, Thank you for your well articulated question. It is clear that you have been through traumatic experiences. It seems also clear that you know yourself well and are able to be truthful with yourself and assert your identity and are trying, in an articulate and well thought-out way to ... Read more.

Questionning transphobia

Article published on September 3, 2008 by Lisa

Sorted in Dossiers, Harassment, Homophobia and transphobia, Transsexuality

All too often, trans people are vilified, demonized, and excluded from considerations of basic humanity. Cisgendered people – when they realize they’ve seen a transsexual or transgendered person – will not hesitate to interrogate us about the shape of our genitals, challenge our competence to make decisions for ourselves, and hurl bigoted slurs at us. [...]

My friend touches my breast and my buttock in public. What does that mean?

Question asked by roxanne (15 years old heterosexual woman from South Africa, South Africa)

Question answered on July 14, 2007 by sarah eidelmans

Sorted in Friendship, Harassment, Questions

Hi Roxanne, It sounds like your friend is sending you a very unclear signal. She could just be being friendly and playful and joking around. Maybe she is just a very "touchy-feely" kind of person. She might be interested in something more than friendship and be doing those things as a ... Read more.

School is a nightmare for me, what should I do ?

Question asked by Michael (12 years old questioning man from United Kingdom (Great Britain), United Kingdom (Great Britain))

Question answered on March 9, 2006 by sabrina prégent

Sorted in Bisexuality, Harassment, Questions

Hi Michael, You are living a very difficult experience so it is normal that you feel strong emotions. It is possible to pass through it but it will take some times. It is not easy to realize that we are bisexual or homosexual because we know that it means living with ... Read more.

Intolerance makes headlines again

Article published on December 18, 2005 in AlterHeroes by Jean-Pierre Duchastel

Sorted in Dossiers, Harassment, Visible minorities

Last week in Australia, interethnic intolerance reared its head as racially-motivated rioting broke out in a Sydney suburb. Hundreds of young Australians of European origin met on the beach in Cronulla to protest