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]]>Fighting Homophobia Collaborationhttp://www.thisisoz.com.au/blog/fighting-homophobia-collaboration.htmlThisoz Admin2010-08-20T06:35:22Zvideo

One of our wonderful fans, Millie, has created this fantastic video supporting This is Oz.

This Is Oz has a policy of not publishing messages refering to “That’s so gay” - such as “Hate is so gay”. We feel these kinds of comments continue to reinforce people's beliefs that gay is bad or wrong.

This video contains messages like this. Please see next image down for more information. We'd really like your opinion.

]]>Jariatu, SHine SA Youth Team, Adelaidehttp://www.thisisoz.com.au/blog/jariatu-shine-sa-youth-team-adelaide.htmlThisoz Admin2010-08-20T05:32:52ZAdelaide

This Is Oz have a policy of not publishing messages which refer to “That’s so gay” - such as “Homophobia is gay” or “Hate is so gay” etc. We feel that these kinds of comments reinforce people's beliefs that gay is bad or wrong.

However in this case we have decided to add the image because Jariatu is attempting to challenge this - that loving is NOT bad.

A site that highlights this issue is here - especially the vids of Hillary Duff etc.
http://www.thinkb4youspeak.com/?utm_source=pasted+list&utm_campaign=deeba598fe-AVP_IDAHO&utm_medium=email

However there are many opinions. Let us know what you think...

Is saying “homophobia is gay” ok? Is it really like saying homophobia is bad/wrong, and is ‘gay’ the right word to choose?

Or, is it ok to use ‘gay’ in this way as it turns a negative expression on it’s head and is easily understood by people who use "that's so gay"?

Please add your thoughts in the comments section below...

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