Originally, I wrote this article for The New Gay and titled it "Misogyny and Gay Rhetoric", but after it received a lot of hits and comments one of the editors passed it along to Jezebel. They picked it up and re-titled it "When Gay Men Insult Women" (apparently words like "Misogyny" or "Rhetoric" have no place in an article heading). I thank my boyfriend for his revisions and suggestions.
"Even though our histories are different, women and gay men suffer under similar forces which try to confine gender roles and control sexuality. However, if we are secure enough in our own identities, we won't need to degrade others in order to find a voice; we won't have to push others aside in order to stand."
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