'All boys are affected by the taunts, insults, and violence against gay men and against boys who are labeled as fags, queers, and sissies. Even the boys who aren't being targeted themselves are hurt by the antigay, anti-sissy atmosphere, because they all have to prove their manhood constantly, or face the consequences.'
Lawrence J Cohen in Playful Parenting.
I had never thought about that before...
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