Scumbags and faggots: It's time to talk about Fairytale of New York

Scumbags and faggots: It's time to talk about Fairytale of New York
LGBT people faced stigma, ridicule, and a denial of basic human decency. As one doctor put it at the time: “We used to hate faggots on an emotional basis. Now we have a good reason.” The word 'faggot', so cheerfully sung, is the same word that was hurled at gay men battling for their right to live

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