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Author: 69BookWorM69

Aug 11th 2013 at 5:55:07 AM

^ I think it could work that way, but a Useful Notes page came to my mind foremost because, well, homophobia is complicated. I know ThereIsNoSuchThingAsNotability here, but this topic seems so complex and contentious that I decided to cover my ass with citations. (Well, I am rather attached to my ass, thank you very much, so I don't want to see it get chewed out unnecessarily). : )

I started my text as I did since Wkikpedia's definition of the concept was quoted ''not once but twice'' in this discussion (you could say I took that as a hint). The Other Wiki also includes the subspecialties (like biphobia and transphobia) under the broad concept of homophobia, and I happen to concur in that view, so I followed that site's consensus. In other words, I think (and it seems Wikipedia agress) that those things are TheSameButMoreSpecific.

I was also trying to address the problems with the "what does the word really mean" dispute, as well as the point that sexual orientation (who do you sleep with?) and gender performance (what do you act like outside of the bedroom?) are inextricably tied together; the way a person goes about the latter is held to indicate the former (watch ''The Celluloid Closet'' as a whole if it helps to see that point, that's why I cite it so much).

I further tried to address the idea that no one likes to be called a homophobic bigot (especially people who oppose open expressions and/or legal recognition of homosexuality for religious reasons), yet people who are on the receiving end of such religious views are quite likely to take them as proof of negative attitudes (back to that definition again). I went to some trouble to explain the "love the sinner, hate the sin" idea because it's integral to that conflict: people who object to homosexuality on the basis of religious beliefs (about the purpose of sex and proper social roles) '''don't see themselves as being hateful''', but people who suffer consequences from the expression of such views (like losing jobs, being denied services, getting arrested and jailed) do not regard such expressions as coming from "love". Perhaps it's a deep difference of worldview, the same way some people cite, 'Spare the rod and spoil the child," and others immediately think "child abuse".

[=BTW=] I don't expect the material above the line to be the beginning of the article when it's finished, though some of the bullet points '''might''' be used (with revisions), rather like the UsefulNotes/Cricket page has a list of famous real life and fictional cricketers.