Homophobia and transphobia
I hate my feminine side…
Dear Erik,
The way you talk, the way you walk or act doesn't have nothing to do with your sexual orientation. There are heterosexual men that acts the way you do it. There are two things I would like to discuss with you. First, does it really exist feminine and masculine ... Read more.
My secret life
I first realized that i was lesbian about 3 months ago and it has disturbed my mind ever since. It’s been badgering my weary brain like constant and annoying firecrackers going off simultaneously. There’s no way to escape, it’s an ever hanging shroud over my head that i’m always aware of. So this is the first time that I have ever worried to much about telling people something.
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Closet problems
This is a story basically about my worries of coming out. I have lived in Texas for about 10 years now and I am wondering if i will ever be able to muster up the courage to tell anyone. It’s a strange feeling, of not knowing who to turn to or what to do.
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My sex ed teacher says homosexuals came from the devil, what should I say ?
Dear Keianna,
Thanks for writing us. I understand that you are wondering why your
school
hired a lady to give sex education class that is openly homophobic
based on
her religious values. You think that it makes no sense that she would
answer questions about heterosexual sex, but not homosexual sex. Well,
you
are absolutely ... Read more.
I don’t want to be gay, can I change my sexual orientation ?
Hi Mark !
As we often say, you don't have to label yourself if you don't want to do it. If you don't want to be labelled as "gay", it's perfectly okay. But you seem to be aware that you have attraction to people of the same sex, and ... Read more.
Being gay at in everyday’s life
All my life I’ve been told that being gay is wrong. Sometimes I even tell myselfthat it’s wrong… My parents think it’s absolutely disgusting to even think of a person who is gay. I obviously have yet to tell them what I am and I probably never will.
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I hate my gay feelings !
Hi again Chris !
It's true that some guys, at adolescence, experiment homosexual contact but will develop, as they become adults, heterosexual comportements. But I think that for most of them, they have homosexual contact because they want to experiment, or because there is no girl available, but for what ... Read more.
I don’t know what to do with my feelings !
Hi Sam !
Thanks for your question.
Well, the first question you can ask yourself is why she blocked you on MSN. You seem to think that its because you talked to her too much. But maybe you were too agressive, or too insistant : the message may be that ... Read more.
My friend is a total homophobe, and I don’t know what to do
Hi Emily,
Thanks for sharing your story with us and I hope this will be of help.
If you want to share your feelings with her, maybe talk to her about what it is that's going on inside you but try to avoid words like homosexuality, lesbian etc if it makes her ... Read more.
A Resource Kit for a New Understanding of Homosexuality
On February 14th 2006, in the Public Health Department of Montreal, in collaboration with its partners, launched a new educational tool in English for students, social workers, teachers, and others working with youth to increase awareness about sexual orientation and homophobia. In May 2003, the French version of this Resource kit was developed by the [...]
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Équipe AlterHéros
Julie-Maude Beauchesne
François Paquette
Dee Gamme
Samuel A.
Marion Téjédor