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Behind the Aegis

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8. Sure those things can be a symptom of fear or even mask it.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 22, 2014, 02:12 AM

Apr 2014

However, I sincerely doubt that most homophobes are secret gays, especially Fred Phelps. He was just a stone-cold bigot. I don't think he was hiding a damn thing, except a desire to actually murder gays. Sexual orientation may be on a continuum, but most homophobes aren't even remotely close to be being gay or even bisexual, they have just learned to hate.

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This may have been posted but there is now scientific studies with evidence that homophobia covers [View all] Maraya1969 Apr 2014 OP

makes sense to me Egnever Apr 2014 #1

There is of course the old 1996 Adams PPG study Jackpine Radical Apr 2014 #2

That link is not good Maraya1969 Apr 2014 #3

Sorry; I don't know how to fix it, but you can get the original article Jackpine Radical Apr 2014 #7

The operative word here is "some." Behind the Aegis Apr 2014 #4

I agree with what you say. But I believe fear can appear as disgust, apathy or discrimination. So Maraya1969 Apr 2014 #5

Sure those things can be a symptom of fear or even mask it. Behind the Aegis Apr 2014 #8

Very true. We have to be careful not to over-generalize. n/t nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #6