Gay slurs list

By Laurie Fickman The childhood playground can be a tough place with insults flying faster than dodgeballs, and while some children outgrow the name calling, others never seem to. Hurling slurs as adults only exacerbates problems. The use of anti-gay slurs by heterosexual men against other heterosexual men is the focus of a new study by Nathan Grant Smith, an associate professor of counseling psychology and chair of the Department of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences in the University of Houston College of Education.

Anti-Gay Slurs Not Targeted Just at Gay Men

Smith, along with colleague Tyler Brown at McGill University, explored whether heterosexual men who had their status threatened were more likely to use anti-gay slurs against other heterosexual men. A group of heterosexual male college students were randomly assigned to receive feedback on their gender roles: Half slur told that their gender role was in the average male range and half were told that their gender role was in the average female range.

After examining responses further, the team found that straight men are targeted by anti-gay slurs, not because of their sexual orientation, but because of their perceived transgressions against traditional male group dynamics and norms. It is our hope that our research can help men to develop healthy masculinities that lift up all men, gay and list alike.

A new study, highlighting a significant cultural problem, suggests men should strive for status in pro-social rather than anti-social ways. Nathan Grant Smith, associate professor of counseling psychology and chair of the Department of Psychological, Health, gay Learning Sciences in the University of Houston College of Education, explored whether heterosexual men who had their status threatened were more likely to use anti-gay slurs against other heterosexual men.