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Homophobia and Misogyny
By Jay | April 30, 2007
Terrance at the Republic of T. has by far one of the best essays about the shootings at Virginia Tech I have so far read. Homophobia played a key feature in the lives of several school shooters, who were bullied by their peers with fists and taunts of “faggot.”
We underestimate the role homophobia plays in misogyny at our own risk. How many more people will need to die in this country before we institute anti-bullying practices in all parts of our lives? How many more people will die before more men work to end bullying?
Read all of Terrance’s article here.
Topics: School Shootings, Homophobia, Masculinity |
