HOMOPHOBIA – NATURE OR Sustain? The typical individual truly doesn’t really mind what others do that doesn’t influence them by and by! So would they say they are affected and urged by others to despise gay people? Nobody needs to accept they are casualties of psyche control, control, conditioning or living in the framework (for […]
Read MoreA study called “Out on the Fields” surveyed 9,500 people (2,064 were lesbian, bisexual or gay) and found that 84% had witnessed or experienced homophobia in sports. The study was the first and largest of its kind, and the results were disappointing. When compared to the United Kingdom, and countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the […]
Read MoreInternalized homophobia exists at alarming proportions in this country with straight people and gay people alike. It’s self-hatred aimed at ourselves, painted with shame, and expressed by anger. Despite what you may think, internalized homophobia isn’t just rooted by social upbringing, but it’s also the lacking result of self-investigation. Research suggests a major reason why people become prejudice […]
Read MoreOnce upon a time, there was a country declaring freedom and justice for all. As it matured and grew, so did its way of life. While technology evolved, fundamental beliefs stayed the same. But the people became addicted to their own philosophy, birthing martyrdom without a cause. We as people live in a realm of our own understanding. […]
Read MoreGrowing up, the only way of hiding my “gayness” was to not only to pretend I wasn’t, but to prove it as well. My family isn’t the type to let you go down without a fight, so the only option was to convince them I was homophobic–the oldest trick in the book. As I grew up and came to accept myself, it was hard to loose […]
Read MoreInternalized homophobia is a silent killer in America. Countless gay men from around the world are brainwashed to hate themselves. We’re shaped to believe that in order to have value, we must suppress who we really are. It’s hard to find the root of internal struggle, but within our community there seems to be a toxic resentment shared […]
Read MoreOur culture loves categories, but what happens when you don’t fit into any of them? Labels scare the bejesus out of me: “masculine,” “feminine,” “queer,” “flamer.” The rhetoric some people are so used to saying out loud makes my skin crawl. For others labels can be gratifying or encouraging, but for me it seems to limit my […]
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