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Jun 29, 2021 · Homophobia is still a scourge in the modern era. Despite a greater acceptance of sexual variations and same-sex marriage in many countries, homophobia is widely sustained by religious, political and cultural values and beliefs at individual and social level. Most of homophobic attitudes are based on the principle of heteronormativity according ...
Excerpted with permission from "Beyond 'Homophobia': A Social Psychological Perspective on Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men" by Gregory M. Herek in the Journal of Homosexuality, Vol. 10, No ...
Dec 6, 2017 · The term homophobia was first described in 1972 by George Weinberg, and defined as an irrational fear, hatred, and intolerance of being in close quarters with homosexual men and women.Homophobia ...
I. Lesbophobia. Lesbophobia is homophobia directed toward lesbians or women who are attracted to women. II. Biphobia. Biphobia refers to homophobia directed toward bisexual, non-binary, cisgender, and queer individuals. III. Transphobia. It is homophobia directed at trans-sexuals and the larger transgender community.
homophobia: [noun] irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals.
Oct 4, 2010 · Homophobia isn’t a disease — it’s is a form of prejudice. Homophobia is the fear and hatred of people who are — or who appear to be — lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ). It’s caused by ignorance, misinformation, or a lack of understanding about what LGBTQ people are really like.
How Homophobia Hurts us All. By Warren J. Blumenfeld, Homophobia: How We All Pay the Price. Boston: Beacon Press, 1992. You do not have to be lesbian, gay, bi, or queer—or know someone who is—to be negatively affected by homophobia. Though homophobia actively oppresses lesbian, gay, bi, and queer people, it also hurts heterosexuals. Homophobia:
