Psychology of Homophobia/Sexual Prejudice

When a homosexual psychologist George Weinberg created the term "gay phobia", homosexual psychology began to reconsider homosexuality in the 1960s. Weinberg means that homosexuals who are afraid of contact with homosexuals or homosexuals self-hated are disliked to be homosexuals, that is, they are homosexuals. On the occasion of the new century, a new special term has emerged that defines the sexually oriented fears, hatred, and disgusts known as "sexual prejudice". Like other kinds of prejudice, there are three main principles surrounding sexual prejudice: it is attitude, it is directed to society.

Concepting a heterosexual negative attitude towards homosexuality and homosexuality has several advantages over sexual prejudice over homosexuality. First, sexual prejudice is an explanatory term. Unlike homophobia, it does not convey a priori assumptions about the potential motives of origin, dynamics, and anti-gay attitudes.

The new term will promote scientific analysis of anti-gay attitude psychology. Sexual bias is often helpful for this purpose. Sexual prejudice is widely believed to mean all negative attitudes based on sexual orientation, such as discrimination between homosexuality, homosexuality, heterosexuality. However, given the current social and social organizations, this prejudice is mostly directed to people who are homosexual or who mark themselves as gays, lesbians, or bisexuals (Herek , 2000).

Homosexual phobia is the hatred, prejudice and fear of those who are interested in same sex. Since this is usually related to direct attacks, violence and discrimination against homosexuals, their daily lives are directly affected. Homosexuals tend to treat homosexuals in a variety of ways, society often despising homosexuals and can be isolated from society. Homosexuality usually leads to homosexuals gaining the same benefits as couple with opposite sex, and homosexuality is illegal in many countries. For those who equate with homosexuality, homophobia is harmful both psychologically and physically.

Homosexual phobia involves a series of negative attitudes or emotions about homosexuality, or those recognized or considered as lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) Yes. It may be expressed as indignation, contempt, prejudice, disgust or hatred; it may sometimes be based on irrational fears related to religious beliefs. Homosexuality is observable criticism and hostile acts such as discrimination and violence based on non-homosexual sexual orientation. The types of homophobia that are recognized include institutionalized homophobia (such as religious and state-supported homophobia) and internalized homophobia (where internal homosexuals internalize or believe negative views of society) included. I hate myself)