11-26-2016, 12:42 AM
What is internalized homophobia?
Internalized Homophobia is something that virtually all gays have to confront (or have yet to confront) in their lives. The simple definition is that internalized homophobia refers to negative feelings that we have towards ourselves because of our homosexuality.
Internalized Homophobia | Revel & Riot
http://www.revelandriot.com/resources/in...omophobia/
Those of us that grew up in the 70's and 80's when homophobia was more than just bad words, understand what fear is.
Back then the favourite past time was what was called (In Australia) 'Poofter Bashing', and when the victims body was found the news only reported the man to be 'unmarried and of questionable character'.
Of course, at this time homosexuality was still illegal and you were often arrested and even 'roughed up' by the cops just for being gay. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardis Gras began in the thick of this homophobia in 1978 and most of the participants of this protest were arrested, and those that were not arrested were bashed.
In this day and age I often wonder, 'What is the fear of being gay all about?'
Internalized Homophobia is something that virtually all gays have to confront (or have yet to confront) in their lives. The simple definition is that internalized homophobia refers to negative feelings that we have towards ourselves because of our homosexuality.
Internalized Homophobia | Revel & Riot
http://www.revelandriot.com/resources/in...omophobia/
Those of us that grew up in the 70's and 80's when homophobia was more than just bad words, understand what fear is.
Back then the favourite past time was what was called (In Australia) 'Poofter Bashing', and when the victims body was found the news only reported the man to be 'unmarried and of questionable character'.
Of course, at this time homosexuality was still illegal and you were often arrested and even 'roughed up' by the cops just for being gay. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardis Gras began in the thick of this homophobia in 1978 and most of the participants of this protest were arrested, and those that were not arrested were bashed.
In this day and age I often wonder, 'What is the fear of being gay all about?'
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