When did faggot become a slur? Gay people say it all the time.
Well, the answer is that there are many, many words which only certain people are permitted to use. Blacks can say the N word, but anyone else is is big trouble. You can have a Department of Queer Studies at a university, provided that it takes a positive view of the subject and is run by gays. But straights are not permitted to use the word.
The same with faggot. Only faggots are allowed to say faggot.
“When did faggot become a slur? Gay people say it all the time.”
Maybe they were talking about bundles of firewood? Or cigarettes?