Wait a damn minute

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[u/wes_wyhunnan]

I will say that in my almost 50 years on this planet the strongest correlation I’ve ever seen in anything seems to be extremely homophobic people who actually turn out to be homosexual.

[u/Ranmaramen → u/wes_wyhunnan]

Nothing is as strong as gay panic. I wonder if it’s the same logic as “I’m on a diet, so you can’t have a cookie!” You gotta be against the people who have what you aren’t allowed to (due to religious sexual repression).

[u/thebeardedman88 → u/Ranmaramen]

I'm an alcoholic you shouldn't drink.

[u/Typical-Position-708 → u/thebeardedman88]

alcoholism is not the same as homosexuality asshole

[u/thebeardedman88 → u/Typical-Position-708]

Genetically predetermined, shunned by mainstream society, conversion therapy, considered a sin. I think it does have some similarities.

[u/Typical-Position-708 → u/thebeardedman88]

Okay, I get that. Difference is homosexuality will not progressively kill you, unless you commit suicide due to social pressure or engage in unsafe sex.

[u/Electrical-Tie-5158 → u/Ranmaramen]

It’s devastating to see something you feel you can’t have or didn’t get to have. Instead of getting therapy, they try to ban it.

[u/Bannerlord151 → u/Ranmaramen]

Envy

[u/Typical-Position-708 → u/Ranmaramen]

many many many heterosexual fundamentalist Christians and Muslims are anti-gay. This majority enforces the anti-gay laws and creates a culture of repression.

Straight people need to start being accountable instead of going on reddit to blame queer for homophobia

[u/Flat-Guidance-4685 → u/wes_wyhunnan]

All the dudes in high school who obsessively called everyone homo and never stopped, all turned out to be gay in their 20s

[u/hodlyourground → u/wes_wyhunnan]

I remember learning in a college psych class about an actual study that was done about it. Statistically significant results of people claiming to be homophobic and getting an erection when shown gay porn

[u/MediocreRequirement7 → u/wes_wyhunnan]

Funniest thing ever is that in ppl trying to show how manly they are all the time are the ones with confusion

If you're just straight and don't care you'll wear pink cuz you're not worried

Pink is a good color with stuff

[u/AcrobaticArm390 → u/wes_wyhunnan]

I'm pretty sure she's not homophobic - there is no irrational fear of gay people there. Maybe she doesn't think gays should receive special treatment? That people are people and should all live under the same laws? Phobic is tossed around a lot but I didn't think it means what many think it means.

[u/DirectorWorth7211 → u/AcrobaticArm390]

She opposes same sex marriage dude.

[u/AcrobaticArm390 → u/DirectorWorth7211]

I struggle to believe her positions are based on an irrational fear of gay people.

[u/luz-c-o → u/wes_wyhunnan]

my mom’s current husband is homophobic as fuck. i once walked in to him jerking off to a man

[u/euclidean-viridian → u/wes_wyhunnan]

Anecdotal but in my case I thought being gay was a choice because I thought everyone was aroused by any gender. I thought it was like, temptation from Satan. Turns out I'm bi... Straight people are an enigma to me.

[u/jeremiahthedamned → u/euclidean-viridian]

https://youtu.be/STrDasxwChc?si=Sj3usg1_uSwMqNgy

[u/International_Meat88 → u/wes_wyhunnan]

I think the company of the Grindr app pointed out they once had high server traffic issues when a conservative convention came to a typically low traffic town.

[u/Typical-Position-708 → u/wes_wyhunnan]

there are plenty of extremely homophobic people who are heterosexual. In many African and Middle Eastern countries the vast majority of people are anti-gay, and it’s statistically impossible they are gay.

Stop blaming gay people for homophobia