Luyện nghe bài hát When Heterosexism Strikes

(This was written reading an article by Joseph Neisen in
the Fall 1990 issue of OUT/LOOK, "Heterosexism or
Homophobia? The Power of the We Use." He writes,
"Heterosexism... identifies the true of the prejudice...
and concentrates on the problem - discrimination against gay
men and lesbians... use of leads the way from
to survival.")
You're for a job
So you're out a form
And for all intents and
You fit the norm
Until it says to list your of kin
But no box to fit you in
Cause the one you
The one who shares your
Is not your husband or wife
Oh no!
Heterosexism strikes
So use the of the pen
To a box of your own and then
Label it you like:
Lover, or partner-in-life
one way you can fight
When strikes
Michael served his well
When he went to the war
And each letter his lover
He locked safely in a
Until a witch hunt of McCarthy
Demanded he be put on
said his love, his sexuality
Threatened security
Oh no!
Heterosexism knocks you
But pick yourself up off the
And challenge them to a round
Get a lawyer, file a
Drag their asses back court
one way you can fight
When heterosexism
Don't let them break you, or make you
let them take you, and make you invisible
We're here, we're queer, a natural fact
When heterosexism strikes, back!
and her lover Sue
Danced and dined by
They were one of many couples getting intimate night
Until the asked them both to leave
And they looked at him in
As he ended their romantic night of
Because had the nerve to kiss
Oh no!
Heterosexism again
But you've got rights you must
So get together a of your gayest friends
Go back to the of the crime
Hug and kiss and have a time
That's one way you can
When strikes
on the loose
But you have to take abuse
No! Now's the we can put to use
The righteous anger we
The love we're to conceal
We've got to up and fight
When strikes