Tag: gay slur

On Friday, August 3, Nick Hurley, 27, was walking home from work when he heard something disturbing. A man, driving past in his car, shouted the slur "f****t" out the window at him. Fortunately, Hurley knew exactly what the situation called for. Hurley, who happens to be gay, told the story in his own words: I had just stopped off on the way to pick up some glitter before heading home to get changed and pick up a bag I...

A Representative from the US state of Iowa has claimed that it is not possible to say anything about gays without it being a gay slur. Republican Ralph Watts made the comments at an event in Urbandale at the weekend. Watts was asked by a constituent about his former Democratic challenger Bryce Smith, and why he had referred to him as “red rider”. He claimed he didn’t know it was a slur, saying: “Anything you say anymore about a gay is a...