1. Some consequences of anti-gay prejudice are that people that are LGorB, feel the need to hide their sexual orientation in order to 'pass' as a heterosexual. Also, they tend to take a lot longer to come out which causes "internalized oppression" of who they are. LGBT's also experience hate crimes towards them. Another problem is that heterosexuals go above and beyond to make sure they do not get labeled as a homosexual. They are so afraid of being compared to one, they complete extra tasks to avoid so.
2. Secondary victimization is defined as those who were victims of a hate crime are treated differently because due to the actions of those who committed the crime, people realize the victims are gay.
3. Burns believes that staying silent will only benefit the LBGT community, because if one does come out he or she faces the discrimination that people have towards lesbian and gays. Also, the author mentions that "basic rights" are not necessarily given to everyone and that those who are "different" face losing them.
4. Lim-Him tells how she was at a gay bar in Boston when when a white gay male, made a racist joke about her being Asian. Now even though she was too gay and had probably gone threw the same discrimination and hard times of admitting that alone, she also had to deal with being a minority. It was as if the gay male didn't acknowledge the fact that discrimination among sexuality and among race are similar, they both present hardships.
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