Why do you think people are homophobic???

Question

I think that some young homophobes are like that because there are actually g*y/L*****n/bi themselves. i was just wondering what everyone else thinks about this because i have suffered from really bad bullying from homophobes

Answer 1

i totally agree with you! also people fear what they don't understand. they're uneducated. and don't forget about the bible freaks, that believe everything they read(even though the bible was written by a mortal man who could have easily made mistakes or just wrote whatever he felt like writing at the time) i hope one day people will become a little more intelligent.

Answer 2

Frequently young homophobes are like that because their families have messed them up that way.  Older homophobes really have no excuse, except for falling back on the same tired religious arguments.  

Personally, I feel sorrier for the younger people who might stand a chance of redemption as opposed to the "Praise God or DIE!" zombies.

To the whiners who claim I stereotyped religious people -- no I haven't done anything of the sort.  I'm Buddhist myself, and many different people worship in many different ways without feeling the need to ban g*y marriage, pride parades, or anything else.  If you were in my shoes, and faced persecution and threats from small-minded idiots who think their God told them to hunt me down and kill me, (it's in Leviticus, kiddies) how would you feel about some zealots?

Answer 3

anything unknown or misunderstood and we turn to a phobia...

fear of the unknown...

kill that which we dont understand.. its different.. its not like us..

its human nature...

Answer 4

I think there are definitely people who are latent (unconsciously g*y)and abuse others because of this. They are actually very dangerous people, especially the men, because it scares them so much that they are violent.

There are also those who may have had same-s*x abuse and it confused them sexually (especially if it felt good). I was just reading about this man who killed himself a few years ago because a priest molested (actually raped) him when he was 10 and he never got over it. He asked his mother once if she thought it made him g*y that he was molested. How sad is that? And because we have such a homophobic society, to participate (even unwillingly) in that behavior makes some people feel like freaks. Look at Jeffrey Dahmer. I think he just couldn't make peace with his homosexuality and it led to 17 people dying.

Answer 5

People who are homophobic may behave that way because they are either suppressing their own sexuality or are insecure about their own masculinity.

A University of Georgia study has shown that some homophobic men behave that way because they are sexually aroused by other men.

A Cornell University study found that men who are homophobic are overcompensating due to their own insecurities about their own masculinity.

Answer 6

...YES I agree mainly because as much as I hate to admit it that's what happened to me although I didn't bully anyone because of it I guess it just depends really on what you've been brought up on cos I was brought up being taught that it was wrong (My mams very religious and I've went to Catholic primary and secondary schools where its classed as "wrong") but when I started to realize I was bi I think I became more homophobic but then I just accepted it and now I realize it doesn't matter what your sexuality is it doesn't make you any less of a person. Hope this helps answer your question  

Answer 7

I think most homophobes are that way because they think homosexuals are promiscuous and may be infected with AIDS

Answer 8

i agree with you entirely but also many kids have grown up like that because of their parents and family. also people are scared of anything different and unfortunately being g*y or L*****n or bi still isn't considered totally normal.  

Answer 9

Parents who pass their bigotry off as "moral values" teach it to their kids...

other kids learn it from those kids because they want to be popular...

and yes... insecure closet cases tend to overcompensate and bully the kid they think is g*y...

Answer 10

Homophobia is a reaction to the differences in others caused by experiences, moral teaching, religious ideology and psychological conflicts not included in the aforementioned.

Example: If you were sexually abused by a person of the same s*x as a child and that abuse (however defined) was traumatic in any way, then one would be more inclined to be "homophobic". If someone is homosexual (same s*x attracted) and you were sexually or physically assaulted by a heterosexual you will also express reactions towards heterosexuals such as distrust, disgust, and anger. Call it "hetero-phobia" if you will.

If you are a true homosexual male you find the idea and concept of having sexual relations with a woman quite displeasing and or disgusting. If a woman is a true L*****n she would find sexual relations with a male offensive.

GLBT people are not perfect nor are their heterosexual counterparts. If you closely examine each group there is not psychosocial difference at all. GLBT folks live their lives exactly the same as their heterosexual counterparts. Relationship dynamics are the same. Social interactions are the same. GLBT people are as materialistic as heterosexuals.

Look at the GLBT community. Are GLBT's more monogamous than the  heterosexual community? No. Are the heterosexuals more faithful to their loved ones than GLBT's? No.

The difference is in sexual desire. GLBT's prefer same s*x lovers and heterosexuals prefer opposite s*x partners. This is where the differences end.

As far as ones religious beliefs go, to say someone is "uneducated" because of their spiritual or religious beliefs is simply bigotry. You cannot change someone no more than you can change yourself. So, stop wasting your time thinking you can "educate" someone into being a better or different person. It's like saying if you were educated you would not be GLBT.

This too is pissing up a rope. A waste of time. An exercise in futility.

You can however employ neuro-lingual training techniques in order to alter the mind of a person and that is not education. It's simply brain washing.

There will always be people who are in disagreement with you and the way you live your life just as you will always be in disagreement with others who choose to live their lives different than you. In Islamic countries for example. Bacha Bereesh or "beardless boys" or "dancing boys" are actually owned and traded by older men of wealth and power. To the western thought this is horrible and must be stopped. Islamic leaders deny it happens but it does happen and is practiced by the majority in Islamic countries and has been so for thousands of years. You "educating" them is not going to stop the practice.

Homosexuality in Islam is not homosexuality unless one of the individuals involved expresses love then it is. If you sodomize someone by force, the victim is the homosexual and not the rapist. The end result is the death penalty and of course family shame. (See honor killings). Homophobia is all over the planet and for various reasons it survives just as hetero-phobia.

The end result of my rant is: You can do nothing about it other than avoid it, endure it until you can avoid it and live your life as best you can. You can't cause all humanity to suddenly begin thinking the same way because it's simply not possible. Bullies are mentally disturbed humans who have been abused themselves and find it empowering to abuse others. It's their parents fault. Use the law to defend yourself against these misanthropic morons and or band together with others of your community to take them to task.

Hope I've helped a bit.  

Answer 11

I'm not sure. I've heard the majority of people say it's because they are too afraid to admit they are curious themselves. I suppose if someone is totally straight and closed minded they probably just don't understand that it's not a choice. I think most of it is just probably in the way you were raised. That's why I want to have kids, to teach them to hate the things I hate (just kidding). My father is really homophobic and if you asked him why he would say because of the bible but I think it was the way he was raised.  

Answer 12

I'd say they're brainwashed and blinded by religion.. taught to hate g**s, taught that we're disgusting and unnatural, taught in many cases to hurt or kill us because of it.  It's pure ignorance.

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Answer 13

I don't think the homophobes are like that because they are homosexuals or bisexuals that do not accept themselves. Some might fall in that category, but I certainly think that kind of homophobic people are a minority amongst homophobics.

I actually think that people are homophobic mainly because of religious beliefs and social misunderstanding, misconceptions and stereotypes.