17 Duke Students Speak Out Against Homophobic, Transphobic, And Sexist Language

The You Don't Say Campaign, presented by two Duke student organizations -- Think Before You Talk and Blue Devils United, highlights language use offensive to sexual and gender minorities. They feel that certain words and phrases marginalize women those in the LGBTQ community at Duke and beyond. Their goal is to foster dialogue on the interactions between language and these identities. Here's what they had to say.

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