Eventually, TD and His Partner Decide That They Will Attend

question 18

Multiple Choice

Eventually, TD and his partner decide that they will attend a school picnic together, essentially "outing" themselves to the staff and the students and families all at once. Everything goes pretty well. Over the next several weeks, however, TD notices that his female colleagues who used to leave him in relative peace are approaching him to ask questions about fashion and to inquire into his sex life. How could we best describe what's happening?

• A) The teachers are punishing TD for being gay by expecting him to act in certain ways.
• B) The teachers are policing his behavior because they think that he is probably distracted because of his sexuality.
• C) The teachers in are worried about hearing too many details of TD's home life, so they distract him by talking about theirs.
• D) The teachers view TD as exotic and a token and project their stereotypes of gay men onto him now that they know he is gay.

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