When I was in Grammar school in the
1970’s, I remember hearing the term sissy.
A boy acting like a girl would be called a sissy. Or someone like the character Uncle Arthur on the old TV show Bewitched would be called a sissy. In grammar school I also remembering
hearing the term bulldagget. That’s the way I remember hearing
the pronunciation of that pejorative slang .
When the gay marriage movement was picking
up steam in the 2000’s I thought the gay agenda had gone too far. Then gay equality movement got stronger and
stronger. Then metaphorically, the LGBTQ freight train ran over my
butt.
The City of Chicago may elect an openly
gay mayor in April 2019. I may be very ignorant
and unconsciously homophobic, but I'm seriously considering voting for Lori
Lightfoot for mayor.
Marc Sims
Chicago
