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Straight men, what's the weirdest thing you've been told you can't do because it's gay? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I read a lot as a child and watched very little TV. So in first grade, I only knew the "traditional" meaning of gay. The first time I remember hearing it in the sense of homosexual was when a classmate told me, in a hushed and gossipy tone, "one of the Teletubbies is gay." (I did know about the show even if I hadn't ever watched it.) I didn't really react, but all I was thinking was, "aren't they all?"