Homophobia
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Hey, Buttars, Let The Kid Decide What He Wants For Himself, Okay?...'em good 'n' scared for now, but they'll be back. [Think Progress] I have no words…. you just can't make this stuff up. His homophobia is explained by what the kids in back in grade school must have nicknamed him back in the day, what... In this article: Homophobia, YouTube, and Utah |
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L.A. Times - Commentary | 2 days ago
Homophobia and AIDS funding can't coexist
...combating the AIDS epidemic. In spite of all that the program has accomplished, however, a persistent problem remains: the promotion of homophobia by African governments receiving American aid money. In no nation is this problem more acute...
In this article: AIDS, HIV, Uganda, United States, George W. Bush, Africa, Red Pepper, and New Republic
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
New view of conserative America's influence on church in Africa
...Western conservatives who are pushing the anti-gay line into Africa -- not the other way around -- resulting in anti-gay legislation and homophobia that wasn't there before. It will be interesting to see if this report makes any splash. The...
In this article: Africa, Episcopal Church, Christianity, Methodist, Anglican, and Asia
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The Daily Campus | 3 days ago
Lecture explores homophobia in Asian American families
...Lunch" lecture series yesterday afternoon, the Rainbow Center hosted speaker Angela Rola. In a lecture entitled "Coming Out: Dealing with Homophobia in Asian American Families," Rola, who is also the founding director of UConn's Asian...
In this article: IP Address and Out to Lunch
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Murder charge filed in Puerto Rico teen slaying
...of Puerto Rico are very inclusive and accepting of differences," said Serrano. "I think these kinds of crimes show the ugly side of homophobia, but it's a minority of people that are willing to be so violent in expressing their prejudice,"
In this article: Puerto Rico, San Juan, New York, HIV, and El Nuevo Dia
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Boing Boing | 4 days ago
Homophobic murder in Puerto Rico. Cop: he deserved it for his lifestyle
...that he would eventually be stabbed to death. Not a very pleasant thing for a police officer to say, but I suppose it's better than homophobia. The prize is a $700 HP MediaSmart EX495 PC, set up as a Windows home server, with 1.5TB of...
In this article: Catholic church, Puerto Rico, Viacom, Vatican City, Catholicism, Baptist, Catechism of the Catholic Church, and Twitter
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The Huffington Post | 4 days ago
Katharine Rust: The Problem With Carrie Prejean and Homophobia
...Jean and Hedda, but I've seen Heidi Klum rock a pair of 4 inch stilettos... no contest. The problem with this line of rationalizing homophobia is that Vincent, Prejean and I'm sure many others, are excusing their fear by admitting that A)...
In this article: Carrie Prejean, Tax, Anorexia, Sarah Palin, and Heidi Klum
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BC Heights | 6 days ago
Students Subject To Homophobia
...been of a place of tolerance. In their classes, social interactions, even walks across the Dustbowl, they said that homophobia and homophobic behavior in one form or another is prevalent in campus life. "I think that we have a lot of...
In this article: IP Address and Boston College
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BBC News | November 11, 2009
New defeat over homophobia laws
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San Francisco Chronicle | November 06, 2009
Fear, homophobia send postcard from Maine! / Good news! Timeless irritants of humanity still alive and well in GOP
Article:Fear, homophobia send postcard from Maine! / Good news!:/g/a/2009/11/06/notes110609. DTL Did you hear the good news? Did you see the tiny, sad headlines as they crept across the Interwebs a couple days ago, as reliable as teen...
In this article: Maine, God, Sour cream, RSS Feed, Ideology, Reactionary, Climate change, and Hiccup
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BBC News | November 01, 2009
Hundreds at anti-homophobia vigil
James Parkes suffered a fractured skull but left hospital on Friday More than 1,500 people have attended a candlelit vigil against homophobia held in Liverpool city centre following an attack on a trainee police officer. James Parkes...
In this article: Liverpool
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thumb|A [[Volkswagen New Beetle|Volkswagen Beetle ("Bug") owner in response to fag graffiti spray-painted on her car christened it "The Fagbug" and embarked on a trans-American road trip to raise awareness of homophobia and LGBT rights.]]
Homophobia (from Greek homós: one and the same; phóbos: fear, phobia) is defined as an "irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals", or individuals perceived to be homosexual; it is also defined as "unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality","fear of or contempt for lesbians and gay men", as well as "behavior based on such a feeling". It is defined by behavior (such as discrimination) as well as motivation (such as fear, antipathy or contempt). Homophobic is the adjective form of this term used to describe the qualities of these characteristics, while homophobe is the noun form given as a title to individuals labeled with homophobic characteristics. Homophobia was first used with its modern meaning in 1971, although it was coined in the mid-1950s. Use of the word has been criticized as pejorative against those with differing value positions, with several researchers proposing alternative words to describe prejudice and discrimination against gays and lesbians. The term "internalized homophobia" is used to describe a prejudice against one's own homosexuality.
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