Homophobia is a cluster of negative attitudes and feelings towards gay people including intolerance, hatred and fear.
According to the book, research shows that men tend to be more homophobic than women.
Why do you think this is?
In my opinion, men are masculine and gay men are, for the most part, feminine which is against the norm. A lesbian women and a straight women may differ just with one being more masculine or tom boy than the other. A women is more likely to befriend a gay male because of having similar interests and attitudes. Heterosexual males tend to be more open about their discomfort and their feelings compared to a heterosexual woman who keep their feelings more to themselves.
Some example of Homophobia:
-Fag
-Violence
-Bullying
-Accusations
-Using `Thats Gay` in a non-gay context
It is said that homophobic men tend to have homosexual tendancies themselves. A male more confortable with homosexuals are heterosexual and more confortable with his sexuality.
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