“Using the word ‘homo’ to tease someone is harassment and is unacceptable.”.“You may not have meant to be hurtful, but when you use the word ‘gay’ to mean something is bad or stupid, it is hurtful.” Follow-up: “Do you know why it is hurtful?”.“It’s not OK at this school to use ‘gay’ disrespectfully to mean something is bad.”.“Remember, we don’t use put-downs in this class.”.Stop It … Keep it simple with quick responses: Download PDF Download PDF Spanish version