"Being called a 'fag,' you see, actually has almost nothing to do with being gay."
--Judith Warner, New York Times
A Fag By Any Other Name
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--Judith Warner, New York Times
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Actually, I had a gay male friend who's brother called him faggot all the time while they were growing up--without ever knowing that his brother was indeed gay. Saying, "Hey, faggot", to his brother every day was just part of his guy routine.
So my friend still had to come out to his brother. Apparently, one day his brother said, "Hey, faggot," and he replied, "I am one. No, really, I am. I'm gay."