Homophobia is a mental illness.
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Disclaimer: This is only my personal view & as this is a free country, i am free to air my views. If i have offended anyone, i am sorry. People should come to a conclusion of their own & not just quote my views. They are welcome to air their views as well or oppose what i said or support me. Thanks.
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did u say free country??? lol -.-
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I think shrinks have discovered that rabid homophobia is a sign of closet homosexuality ..... just that these chaps refuse to acknowledge that aspect of their psyche ...
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u really tink tat homophobes r closet gays?
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yup. I think, he thinks, lots of people think, the scientific and medical community also thinks.Originally posted by OldMan:u really tink tat homophobes r closet gays? somemore got good example of a forumner in EH who is closet gay but outwardly extremely homophobic
A journal from National Center for Biotechnology Information:
IS HOMOPHOBIA ASSOCIATED WITH HOMOSEXUAL AROUSAL?
by Henry E. Adams, Ph.D., Lester W. Wright, Jr., Ph.D. and Bethany A. Lohr
Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602-3013, USA.
Abstract:
The authors investigated the role of homosexual arousal in exclusively heterosexual men who admitted negative affect toward homosexual individuals. Participants consisted of a group of homophobic men (n = 35) and a group of nonhomophobic men (n = 29); they were assigned to groups on the basis of their scores on the Index of Homophobia (W. W. Hudson & W. A. Ricketts, 1980). The men were exposed to sexually explicit erotic stimuli consisting of heterosexual, male homosexual, and lesbian videotapes, and changes in penile circumference were monitored. They also completed an Aggression Questionnaire (A. H. Buss & M. Perry, 1992). Both groups exhibited increases in penile circumference to the heterosexual and female homosexual videos. Only the homophobic men showed an increase in penile erection to male homosexual stimuli. The groups did not differ in aggression. Homophobia is apparently associated with homosexual arousal that the homophobic individual is either unaware of or denies.
anyone here is one of that 80%? -
And in fact, phobias are mostly irrational.
You fear something, which by right, do not cause harm.
So is it a mental illness? I am leaning towards this view it is. -
Actually its true. I know of this guy who is a catholic and a server boy. He likes almost every single guy in his class. But he repeatedly denies he is gay and the school knows that he is gay becos of some of his actions.( He wrote a letter confessing his love for another guy in his class)Originally posted by Fatum:I think shrinks have discovered that rabid homophobia is a sign of closet homosexuality ..... just that these chaps refuse to acknowledge that aspect of their psyche ...
And he still keeps insisting that he isnt gay and thinks its wrong to be a homosexual. -
Since when singapore is a "free country"?Originally posted by OldMan:Disclaimer: This is only my personal view & as this is a free country, i am free to air my views. If i have offended anyone, i am sorry. People should come to a conclusion of their own & not just quote my views. They are welcome to air their views as well or oppose what i said or support me. Thanks.
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Hey i think i saw this paragrah in de "Homosexuality is a mental illness" thread lol... are u trying to counter back? sry if mistakenOriginally posted by OldMan:Disclaimer: This is only my personal view & as this is a free country, i am free to air my views. If i have offended anyone, i am sorry. People should come to a conclusion of their own & not just quote my views. They are welcome to air their views as well or oppose what i said or support me. Thanks. -
im just trying to find out whether tat guy is a homosexual himselfOriginally posted by OasisBlue:Hey i think i saw this paragrah in de "Homosexuality is a mental illness" thread lol... are u trying to counter back? sry if mistaken -
Actually, many people are closet homosexuals. Other than Repented John, Oxford Mushroom and Sgdiehard also fall into that category.Originally posted by OldMan:im just trying to find out whether tat guy is a homosexual himself -
omg, r u sure?Originally posted by iveco:Actually, many people are closet homosexuals. Other than Repented John, Oxford Mushroom and Sgdiehard also fall into that category.
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ok.
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being gay is like being a monk.
just like pple r proud to be gays, monks r proud to be monks also. -
I see
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proud 2 b a gay ?
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who?
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Well Lazza, it's not so much irrational as unreasonable in proportion to the actual threat presented.Originally posted by laurence82:And in fact, phobias are mostly irrational.
To put it simply, homophobes crack the sh!ts because they believe their arses are in danger of being violated by someone who would probably take one look at them and go, "Ewwwwwwwwwwww - what the hell would I want to go near THAT?'. -
quite sure.Originally posted by OldMan:omg, r u sure?
look at the things they say and the stand they take. good chance they belong to the 80% -
something like love turning to hatred?
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something likeOriginally posted by OldMan:something like love turning to hatred?
nao xiu chen nu. their worries and their shame at the high possiblity that they are gay, plus incorrect social conditioning that has lead them to believe in the 1st place its anything wrong and to be ashamed of. Thats what makes a homophobic. -
Well, the root cause of homophobia is the fear of being sodomised, I suppose.Originally posted by Gedanken:Well Lazza, it's not so much irrational as unreasonable in proportion to the actual threat presented.
To put it simply, homophobes crack the sh!ts because they believe their arses are in danger of being violated by someone who would probably take one look at them and go, "Ewwwwwwwwwwww - what the hell would I want to go near THAT?'.
Wait a second, shouldn't lesbians be hated as well? Or is everyone wanking at the sight of lesbian porn videos?
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well, i guess their fear of affirming their homosexuality sparks the hatred and they then attempt to distance themselves from the label.
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Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering?
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realising everything is nothing is not easy