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About this quote

What does it mean?
Using religious parody, Cho celebrates having a gay child with gifts reflecting queer culture and pride.
In plain terms
Cho humorously imagines a nativity scene celebrating a gay child with gifts tied to gay culture.
What can you take from it?
Queer pride can be celebrated through humor and cultural references.

Where it applies

  • accepting children
  • family celebrations
  • cultural references

Putting it to work

  • celebrating LGBTQ+ identity
  • using humor to discuss family
  • normalizing queer narratives

Questions to consider

  • How can humor normalize LGBTQ+ family topics?
  • What symbols represent queer joy?

Another view

The religious parody may not resonate with all audiences.

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  2. I would be happy to have a gay child. He would be a Boy Scout, and he would teach all the other Boy Scouts how to build a fire with two sticks and a back-hande…

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  3. I was in the airport and there were these big snowboarder guys and they had white masks around their necks, and as soon as they saw me, they put their masks on…

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