Why are people so homophobic?
448725
I completely agree with you. And don't worry, I'd never mention the bible. except that I think it's probably the first NOVEL to be written!!\nI think the homophobic aspect had a good deal to do with children's up-bringing. People either take on their parent's views or run a mile from them. I did the latter. My parent's were so racist and homophibic, an inheritance I didn't want.
806998
bigotry and intolerance of all kinds is wrong!  people often fear what they don't understand, but some of those people choose not to educate themselves, and then that fear will fester into irrational hatred.  and that's what starts wars!  that's what tears apart families, denies and takes away equal/civil rights,  gets people fired from jobs for no legitimate reason, leads to violence/bashing!  whether it's because of sexual orientation, race, religion, culture....it's evil!  and bigots who raise their children to hate....to me, that is child abuse, because you are socially retarding your child.\nI am in a loving, monogamous, committed relationship...and I can't get married.  if the bigots/right-wingers/bible-thumpers/"fundies" have their way....churches and government will keep trying to dictate what goes on in everyones bedroom.   what 2 consenting, unrelated adults do in private is their own business, and no one else's!
434372
People hate anything that is different and they are not educated on.  If you only know gay people as being sex addicts spreading disease then you probably wouldn't like them...or if you thought all black people were in gangs..you'd probably get nervous being around them...Being uneducated causes more hate in the world then I think anything else.
57636
Homophobic has alway gotten me ... Fear of man? And when you tell a gay what it translates too, they get po'd.
1119230
The gay movement is aggressive against holy things: like marriage, people who say it's a sin, etc.  It is only natural to be wary of them because they want to start a war....they have already.\n\nMy point is, if there is any phobia, isn't it their doing?\n\nShould they just live their lives without forcing the rest of society to call what they do "good?"
251330
Because people are either trying to hide that they are secretly gay or don't want anyone to think that they are so they treats gays badly.
36751
Some people don't like anyone who is different than they are in any way.  This includes race, religion, sexual preference, national origin, etc.\n\nSome people fear what they don't understand.\n\nSome people come from a family where prejudice has been handed down from generation to generation.  Unfortunately, they don't even understand why they don't like something.\n\nSOMEDAY I hope we can all learn to understand and accept each other...
153495
It is unfortunate that the majority of people in this country are still so scared of the possibility of gays living equal among them. Why else place such a ridiculous ban? Some will say that children raised by gay parents will have it a lot harder. I disagree. I am amazed at how open and honest the youth in todays schools are. The only ones I know of that are homophobic have learned the behavior and language from their parents. If the youth of today can accept each other, why can't the adults? Fear. My partner and I just placed a question on here about how to adopt. the answers ranged form "Yuck" to 'How dare we drag a child into our fantasy?" These answers just mirror the fear and ignorance of the majority of Americans. Gays are accepted as long as we are funny, and the life of the party, but as soon as we stop acting like the characters on a sit-com we become a threat. The ban doesn't surprise me. the real question here is what to do about? How do accepting, open minded, loving people fight against such fear?
1156670
People just need to be more tolerant. If being gay is against YOUR religion, don't be gay. But leave everyone else alone. Besides, I have never met a hostile gay person, they don't bother anyone else.
958971
because homosexualit is disgusting!!!!!!!
275689
It makes immature people uncomfortable, because all they think about are the "acts" of a gay person. Then some decide to hide behind scripture as a defense for there intolerance. For the record, if you believe the same god powerful enough to create the entire universe cares what two adults do in the privacy of there own bedroom as long as there not hurting anyone else, you need to reevaluate your spiritual priorities.
455382
It is normal for people to feel scared about what they either do not know or do not understand. It is unfortunate that people express their prejudices usually with violence (whether physical or vocal).\n\nI think that a lot of hostility comes from men who consider a homosexual man a threat to their masculinity. The thing is, most of those people are homophobic and have NO IDEA about you.\n\nThese people attack what they don't understand, and it IS wrong, but unfortunately hate-crimes and such like have been part of society for thousands of years. Most wars break out because of it.\n\nSome gay people (some that  know) counter-attack by going out of their way to express themselves in an ultra-gay fashion, which is just adding fuel to the fire.\n\nThe thing is this. Being gay is not about who you sleep with, but who you love. Peoples love lives are the same, and should not concern anyone unless it directly affects them.\n\nI would suggest opening your heart to these people and say to yourself that maybe they are not aware f how incredibly ignorant they are. As far as a human being is concerned, try putting it into context...\n\n'I was lying on the street, my heart had stopped and lungs given up, when a stranger came up and touched me. He touched me not with the love of a man for a man, but of a man for a fellow man in need. After that homosexual man had saved my life, he became my brother for the rest of it. I have since been grateful everyday for that man, not homo nor hetro, who gave me my life.'        - Chameleon Dreams, Jayden Walker.
731359
I think why people do things like that is because they are scared to be who they really are for fear of being thrown of "normal" society.  All it is, is insecure people trying to be the opposite of gay to try and throw people off.  I mean come on, you know how many bashers I knew in high school that I saw at gay clubs a few years later?
436709
yup - as a teenager I was fairly homophobic if I'm honest, I was trained as a dancer and felt branded as 'gay'.  however by about 20 years I'd seen enough scientific evidence and met several gay men in the profession to change my mind.  It's not their fault, it's in their genetic make-up, they have to live with that too, it's not a choice they make.  However, I still wish they wouldn't be so stroppy!! it's a characteristic I've come to laugh at from time to time, you can stop them from a mile away just from the disturbance!  I don't envy them at all, glad I'm straight, got married and had kids.  There are worse people in the world (like religious folk in cults, like Christianity etc)...
59340
They have trouble with maintaining healthy trusting relationships with others. If they were abussed by somebody of the same sex then they canot make frieds of the same sex as they tend to be Homophobic.They get real confused because they were molested by a preacher and then other preachers say that if you have homosexual sex it is an adomination and you will go to hell.
928990
People are often afraid of what they do not know or understand.  Fear is a big factor for almost all bigotry.
1080897
people are so afraid to say what they think for fear of being labeled a bigot, racist, or homophobes...it has turned into a joke..