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Homonegativity and Its Manifestations

- America's Designated Victims: Our Creative Young - 

Although much of this force is generated by the fear of homosexuality, it isn't at all necessary to be homosexual to be persecuted as one of America's "designated victims." A designated victim is a boy, usually slender, usually thoughtful, who would prefer creating beauty to crushing bones. Because they might enjoy gymnastics, fencing, acting, writing, or band practice rather than football practice, these boys are called "faggots" and that's just for openers... Ted Fabiano, a young English teacher from Kansas City, flatly stated that homophobia affected everyone in his school. He broke it down: most obviously are those "designated victims," some gay, most not..."

by Bette Greene (Link, Alternate Link), author of The Drowning of Stephan Jones.

Violence Against Gays Unabated: Australia, 2003
(Alternate Link)

Rise In Gay Hate On Eve Of Amsterdam Pride - 2004 (Alternate Link):
"A report on hate crimes against gays and lesbians,
released on the eve of Pride celebrations in Amsterdam,
shows a marked increase in homophobic crime."

In a Progressive State, a City Where Gay Life Hangs by a Thread (2007):
To live in Newark often means grappling with unrelenting poverty, the anesthetizing lure of drugs, murderous gangs, a lack of decent jobs. But for gay men, lesbians and transgender people, there are additional obstacles that are seldom acknowledged: gay bashings, H.I.V., open hostility from many religious leaders and sometimes callous treatment by the police.

New Book Details Increase in Antigay Violence Worldwide

Gays Seeking Asylum Find Familiar Prejudices in U. S.

Release of 2003 National School Climate Survey Sheds New Light
on the Experiences of LGBT Students in America’s Schools:

"At the same time, more than 4 out of 5 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students report being verbally, sexually or physically harassed at school because of their sexual orientation. “This year’s findings clearly demonstrate that despite modest measurable gains, violence, bias and harassment of LGBT students continues to be the rule, not the exception, in America’s schools,” said GLSEN Executive Director Kevin Jennings. “This research reveals what must be inherent to so many educators and parents: harassment has a negative impact on LGBT students’ academic performance and college ambitions. To ignore these numbers is an irresponsible message to all students that any promise of equal access to education remains forged and fictitious.”

The 2005 National School Climate Survey

75.4% of students heard derogatory remarks such as "faggot" or "dyke" frequently or often at school, and nearly nine out of ten (89.2%) reported hearing "that's so gay" or "you're so gay" - meaning stupid or worthless- frequently or often. Over a third (37.8%) of students experienced physical harassment at school on the basis of sexual orientation and more than a quarter (26.1%) on the basis of their gender expression. Nearly one-fifth (17.6%) of students had been physically assaulted because of their sexual orientation and over a tenth (11.8%) because of their gender expression.

"Sometimes people spat on me, hit me or just plain abused me. It wasn't really rough. It wasn't like I was totally beaten up and landed in hospital. They were keeping it cool, so to speak." You wouldn't expect this gay man to be describing experiences in the ‘liberal' Netherlands, but he was, and his story isn't very different from that of many other homosexuals in Dutch schools. COC, a Dutch voluntary organisation whose aim is to integrate homosexuality into society, has been warning that there is a growing intolerance towards gays and lesbians in the country for some time, and when teachers' concerns about the changing climate in schools started growing, the COC decided to do some research. This story was featured in Dutch Horizons. Click to hear the programme in full..." (Related Information)

Love the Sin: Sexual Regulation and the Limits of Sexual Tolerance - 2003 - by Janet R. Jakobsen and Ann Pellegrini: "In chapter 2, "What's Wrong with Tolerance," the authors offer arguments describing the practical limitations of currently popular homosexual tolerance rhetoric to truly establish freedom. Here they point out how tolerance rhetoric actually sets up a counterproductive "us versus them" mentality, wherein "we" tolerate "them," and where hate actually thrives. Jakobsen and Pellegrini trace how homosexuality is represented and talked about in public venues, and how the logic of tolerance actually restricts and shapes conversations and policies toward homosexuality. The authors note that the problem with being the object of tolerance is a lack of lull inclusion in American life, and that even though tolerance may be generous and open-minded, it is also by definition exclusionary and therefore cannot act effectively to eradicate hatred..."

Arthur Dong: "Anger is what pushes me forward": "I was asked by a student at a recent presentation of my films: "What keeps you going after all these years?" My answer: "Anger. Anger that the world is an unfair place. Anger that after over 25 years I still need to make films that attack social injustices. And most of all, anger that any sexuality other than heterosexuality is condemned equally by all sectors of our society, regardless of race, religion, nationality, class or gender. My films are my weapon, it's what I know best... It was no surprise, then, that incidents of anti-gay violence saw a dramatic increase across the nation immediately after the military controversy, and continue to escalate as I write this essay. As for myself, my first of two gay-bashing experiences occurred in 1977. My initial thought was, "Why me?" This quickly grew into the larger question: "Why does this happen at all?" It took me 20 years to find a way to explore this inquiry: I would go to prisons and visit killers who have been convicted of murdering gay men. I would ask them directly: "Why did you do it?" This formed the basis for my film "Licensed to Kill." As I set out to meet these prisoners, to discover what these men were made of, I did not find misfits, outcasts, fanatics or lunatics. Instead, I found a deeply disturbing reflection of American society. I saw that while individuals are responsible for their actions, individual minds can also be nurtured and molded by social conditioning. One killer told me he was taught by his junior high school librarian that homosexuality was wrong. Another inmate recalled how he was told that gay men were weak, and that "you could take theirs and they wouldn't put up a fight." A third murderer claimed that the Bible preaches that homosexuality was a sin worthy of death, and if that's what the Bible says, it must be true. He remembers: "They were trying to sink into our heads then when we were kids that what's written in the Bible is right." ..." - Arthur Dong: Biography / Films. - Elton John urges fight against homophobia. - PBS Frontline: assault on gay america: how 'homophobic' are you? - Frontline: assault on gay america: the roots of homophobia: Hating gays - An overview of scientific studies. - Internalized homobia in each one of us. - Don't Look Gay: Why American Men Are Afraid of Intimacy with Each Other: "Why do adolescent boys often leave empty seats between each other when they go to the movies? It's a product of the culture of male homophobia in America which pushes men to avoid intimacy and gay stereotypes."

LGBTQ: On the Streets, In the Schools, Outside the System: Thousands of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) youth are forced out on to the streets in the U.S. each year, and face harassment, homophobia and even violence in their high schools. In addition, there are many LGBTQs outside this country seeking an increasingly difficult path to political asylum in the U.S. On this edition, we'll hear from the LGBTQ community, on the streets, in the schools and outside the system.

Amnesty International Issues Rights Report 2001 N/A: "Gay men and lesbians, bisexuals and the transgendered are tortured and mistreated in at least 30 countries, including the United States, Amnesty International said in a report issued Friday. "There is an overriding tolerance of abuse because of the social stigma attached to homosexuality and (because of) defined gender norms," William F. Schulz of Amnesty International USA, told the Associated Press." - Government Inaction & Abuse Drives Torture, Sexual Assault, Forced Psychiatric Treatment of Lesbians and Gays Worldwide. - Crimes of hate, conspiracy of silence: Torture and ill-treatment based on sexual identity (PDF Download). - Perceptions of homophobia and heterosexism in physical education: "These data indicate that homophobic and heterosexist behaviors are common in secondary schools, that teachers intend to provide a safe space, and that teachers fail to confront heterosexist or homophobic behaviors and take proactive steps to create an inclusive environment." - Threatening space: (physical) education and homophobic body work. - Sexuality and physical education. - Social exclusion of young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Europe (PDF Download) (Download Page). - Queer APIs: When Communities Collide. - Homophobia in the business world. - Lord Browne Not Alone - Half Of UK Gay Workers Are Afraid To Come Out. 

Homophobia and Heterosexism: - Understanding Prejudice Based on  Sexual Orientation. - Definitions, Prevalence, Correlates. - The Dr. G. Herek Websight: "Sexual Orientation: Science, Education, and Policy.  - Campaign to End Homophobia. - A Survey of Homophobia. - Homophobia: a systemic problem. - Qu'est-ce que l'homophobie? Les milles et un visage de l'homophobie. - Aux origines de l'homophobie. - Homophobia: The Social Basis of Male Supremacy? - What is the psychology behind homophobia among heterosexual men? - My Homophobic Parents: Homophobic Parents won't stop me being who I am. - Forum on homophobia and bullying in schools. - Reports of parental maltreatment during childhood in a United States population-based survey of homosexual, bisexual, and heterosexual adults: Abstract. NWT - Challenging Homophobia: School Health Program (PDF Download).  - Handling Homophobia: Gay Rights or Children’s Needs? - An Assessment of Personal Homophobia. - Curbing Homophobia in Reggae.

Gay Men and the Self Destructive Impulse: This paper was delivered at the ‘Men’s health in south London’ conference. - Axis of Evil versus Axis of Gay Eros: "Having a psyche dominated by the shadow of internalized homophobia can cause the gay individual to be self destructive. This notion of self destruction is planted inside us through homophobic mistreatment we received as gay children." - The Process of Gay Identity: Internalized Homophobia. - Assessment of Internalized Homophobia. - The Psychology of Sexual Prejudice. - HIV/AIDS risk perception, attitudes and sexual behaviour in Portugal: "Homosexual relations between men were seen as either totally or partially acceptable by 38%." - Troubling trends with black America and Homophobia: Similarities between minorities should be embraced, not used to further divide historically disadvantaged peoples.

What is Homophobia? - Qu'est-ce que l'homophobie? - Homophobia verses Heterosexism: Is There a Difference? - Heterosexism: Definitions and Responses. - 'Heterosexism' is what we all need a cure for.  - What is Heterosexual Privilege? - Heterosexual privilege is here, there, everywhere. - I Have Heterosexual Privilege If... - Accepted’ Targets N.J. Girl’s Slaying Shows War on Homophobia Has Many More Battles.- Memorial/Demonstration for Anti-Homophobia: "Basically what happened was that a fremont/newark boy who dressed as a women and identified as a women, went to a party and met four boys. they were flirting with her and when they found out she was really a boy, they beat her, strangled her, and burried her in the sierra mountains." - Girls Germs: Sexuality, Gender, Health and Metaphors of Contagion.(Plummer D - March, 2000 - Paper, NSW Chapter Scientific Meeting.) - The Causes and Effects of Homophobia: You Can Make A Difference Must Scroll). - The Roots Of Homophobia. - The origins of homophobia. - Engendering homophobia: violence, sexuality and gender conformity. - Homophobie.

An excellent example of heterosexism from Ask Osho (Searching for information needed): "But your making love to a man, or a woman making love to a woman, is not going to help. I am not against homosexuality: [?] I am simply stating a fact. [?]  I have no condemnation for it, but it will not be fulfilling -- that much I have to say." - References are available at Google.com: Homosexuality will not be fulfilling. In the past Osho's site produced a browser crash when stated link was sought.) Osho, however, is quite wise with respect to people who hate homosexual individuals. See: "Osho, Why do I hate homosexuals?" (Must Scroll) - "Sargam, deep down you must be a homosexual, otherwise why should you hate them? Hate is love upside-down, hate is love doing sirshasan -- headstand... There are millions of people who hate homosexuals. That simply means millions of people have the capacity of becoming homosexuals if the opportunity is given to them. They have a deep longing for the forbidden fruit. Just to keep themselves in control, they create a great wall of hatred." - Homosexuality Rampant Among Anti-Homosexuals Hate Cults. - How large is the male homosexual/bisexual closet?

Homophobia Resources from religioustolerance.org: - What is Homophobia? - Homophobia's Cost to the Youth of North America - What Fuels Homophobia, and more. - Resources from Homosexuality, Gay Men & AIDS: - Prejudice, attitudes to gay men and homophobia. - Queer fears and gay examples: "Gay men are usually seen as a race apart. They are victimized and vilified, the butts of both humour and violence. Yet if we are looking for the men who have done the most creative thinking about masculinity we should go to their door. Gary Dowsett begins our education." - Attitudes towards homosexuality in 29 nations (PDF Download). - In depth: Homophobia. -  Queerbashing is a habit that is acquired in the playground but refined on the way home. - New report titled ‘Homophobia at Hell House’ reveals how the right wing fuels homophobia, demonizes lesbian and gay youth. 

HOMOPHOBIA: A Weapon of Sexism - The Subtler Forms of Homophobia (PFLAG). -  On the Wavering Argument: Is Being Gay as Bad as Some Say, and If It Is, So What? - L’homophobie et l’hétérosexisme. - Manifeste lesbien 99: Contre le sexisme, la lesbophobie, l'homophobie. - Manuels scolaires: halte à l'hétérosexisme! - Scotland must never return to the dark ages of homophobia. - Hatred, murder and male honour: anti-homosexual homicides in New South Wales, 1980-2000. - Statistics: Homophobia. - Violence against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and the transgendered.

The roots of homophobia.  - Homophobia - What are we so afraid of? - Homophobia: What's Really Going On Here? An essay on the origin and nature of homophobia. -  Homophobia: related topics.  - Fascists, Anti-fascists & Homophobes. - Cocteau's White Paper on Homophobia. - No fear factor in 'homophobia,' study claims: Researchers say anti-gay prejudice rooted in disgust, 'contamination' concerns. - A Report on Insights from the Religious Roots of Homophobia Conference, Sydney, 2001. - From Masturbation to Homosexuality: A Case of Displaced Moral Disapproval. (Alternate Link) - Banalisation des gays à la télé.

Studies Discover Clues to the Roots of Homophobia." (New York Times, 1990). (Alternate Link) - Riddle Homophobia Scale Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Identity.(Alternate Link) - Is Homophobia Associated With Homosexual Arousal? - A related article: Protesting too Largely.  - APA article: New Study Links Homophobia with Homosexual Arousal. (Alternate Link) - A similar perspective from Singapore: An Epidemic of Self-Hate. - The Hate That Makes Men Straight: Psychoanalysts probe the roots of homophobia. - Psychologists Examine the Motives of Perpetrators and the Origins of Homophobia. - Fear and loathing. Prejudice, abuse, violence, sometimes murder. Why are lesbians and gay men hated? Dennis Altman explores the psychology behind the hostility. - Frontline: assault on gay america: the roots of homophobia: Putting Freud to the test. 

Book shows how homophobia starts in the schoolyard: "Dr Plummer found that homophobia peaks in the mid to late teens, with boys in years 8 and 9 reporting that they use the word 'poofter' 25 to 50 times a day. These attitudes, he said, were often an exaggerated expression of heterosexual identity, and thus effected everyone. 'Boys who aren't targeted by others observe what goes on and make sure they don't do anything that might be considered suspect or that would make them stand out.'" Variations of this Australian situation exists in most countries of the world. - Bashed and bashed again: enough is enough: "When I reflect upon being called "poofter" nearly every day at school, when I think about having to move schools, losing friends and suffering rejection by family members..." - Iowa Students Face 25 Homophobic Incidents Per Day. - Reaching Out to the Out: Kids and educators battle homophobia in schools. 

Philippine Memories of a Gay Adventist: " Bakla, Bading, Bayot, Binabae--those were the names I was called when I was growing up in Manila. I wish the Filipino language had an affirmative label equivalent to "gay." Instead, I was teased with the hurtful words--faggot, sissy. Even before I entered elementary school, I remember my aunt telling me not to walk like a girl. I was always teased in Sabbath School because my buttocks would sway even when I was running, and my wrist was limp... Maybe I just wanted to be like the other boys. Maybe I just wanted the whole church school to stop calling me a sissy. To be a "bakla" is a sin, according to my mom. She told me when I was eleven years old to be careful with a "bakla." He might even try to kill you. My best friend from elementary school recently mentioned to me that his parents forbade him to hang out with me when we were growing up because he might turn out to be "bakla." ...When I accepted myself, that I was born gay, I found my inner peace. I stopped suffering. But I continue to search for answers.

With downcast gays: aspects of homosexual self-oppression.  - La Haine [Hatred: Discusses different forms of homophobia, best called hatred] - "Mettre fin à la haine", séminaire sur l'homophobie". -  The Victims of Homophobia: From the book: "Outing Yourself" by M. Signorile. - Minnesota Gay Homicide Study, Progress Report, to 2004. - Homophobia as an Issue of Sex Discrimination: Lesbian and Gay Equality and the Systemic Effects of Forced Invisibility. -  Stopping Anti-Gay Abuse of Students in Public Schools: A Legal Perspective. - "Pooftah", "Wanker", "Girl" Homophobic harassment and violence in schools (By the Anti Violence Council (AVC), Brisbane, but not available). - Policing Sex/Gender Boundaries: Addressing Homophobia in Schools. - Gay teen beaten in suspected hate crime (Feb. 1999, Must Scroll): "High school student Adam Colton wears the cuts and bruises of a solid beating. They mark his face, his chest, his abdomen, his back. And carved into his flesh with a pen is the word `'fag.'"' - In our boys, a hatred bred of fear: "... the accusation of homosexuality has lost none of its power over young men and boys." - Bullying in Schools: Harassment Puts Gay Youth At Risk (National Mental Health Association: PDF Download).

Punks and Fags: Homophobia in Black and Latino Communities. - The Greatest Taboo: An Interview with Delroy Constantine-Simms - Homophobia and HIV in the black community: A conversation with Phill Wilson. - "Boys Will Be Boys": How "masculinity" in American culture affects safety in our schools N/A. - Homophobia Hurts Kids. - Hostile Classrooms: A Novato, CA, student was beaten in February when he told other students that he was gay. (The Advocate, April 13 1999 by Lisa Meyer). - Eliminating Homophobia: a social education strategy (PDF Download: Home Page). - Adolescents' attitudes about sexual orientation, gender identity, and prejudice against gay, lesbian, and gender non-conforming youth.

Teaching from the shadows: Homophobia, Homohatred and Heterosexism in the Public School System. - Teaching Against Homophobia. - Homophobia and masculinities among young men (Lessons in becoming a straight man): a presentation to teachers, O'Connell Education Centre, 1997. - Having what it takes: Homophobia and masculinities in educational settings in the UK and South Africa. - TA's Guide for Overcoming Homophobia in the Classroom. - Educator confronts homophobia in high schools. -  Homophobia first targeted at effeminate boys. - Binary Gender Conceptions and Anti-Gay Violence. - Same-Sex Male Relationships Under the Threat of  "Masculinity". - L'homme et son Anima. - Parents' Attitudes and Expectations About Children's Cross-Gender Behavior: (Full Text) "The results revealed that cross-gender boys were more negatively regarded than crossgender girls and thatmen perceived more societal acceptance of cross-gender boys than women. Cross-gender children were predicted to continue to show cross-gender behavior in adulthood and to be less psychologically welladjusted as adults than “typical” boys and girls. Cross-gender boys were expected to be less psychologically well-adjusted than cross-gender girls."

Transgendered Like Me (Advocate, Dec. 10, 1996) by Gabriel Rotello who asserts: "Gay people, on the other hand, exhibit a whole range of “sex-atypical” characteristics, meaning characteristics that are most commonly associated with the opposite sex, at least among the heterosexual majority... In that sense we’re all transgendered.... When I was 10 and was taunted for throwing a ball “like a girl,” I don’t think those school-yard bullies suspected me of actually sleeping with men. They bashed me for not being boy enough....  for the same basic reason: transgressing our expected gender roles..., So just as all gays are in a basic sense transgendered, all homophobes are first and foremost “transphobes"...  Shouldn’t we stop being the les-bi-gay-trans-whatever movement, with a new syllable added every few years, and simply become the trans movement?" -  Politically Incorrect: "I will admit that we are all not drama queens, drag queens, overly feminine, or terribly animated.  I will also admit that we all have it in us." - Issue Brief: Gender Violence and Homophobia. 

Overcoming heterosexism & homophobia: international perspectives. - Essays online. - "Get Real," an engaging British movie that opens today, begins as a love story, then transforms itself into an impressively detailed study of internalized homophobia. (Related Information) - Intermountain Conference on Homosexuality, University of Utah (1997): Conference Speaker Blasts Homophobia N/A. -  Survey reveals homophobia still rampant (Australia: Victoria, "The Age" - Article by Karen Kissane): "A staggering eighty-four per cent of Victorian gays and lesbians have experienced discrimination or abuse ranging from insults hurled from a car to severe beatings, according to a new survey. The incidence of bashings has fallen compared with results of a similar survey five years ago (from 19 per cent to 7 per cent of respondents). But verbal abuse during assaults makes it clear most attacks are motivated by homophobia, says the report, Enough is Enough, published by the Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby. The report, based on a survey of 929 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people..."

Compulsory Heterosexuality. - Compulsory Heterosexuality and Pych/Atrophy: Some Thoughts on Lesbian Feminist Theory. - Recognition, Identification, and a Plan - Compulsory Heterosexuality in the Daily Life of a Woman. - Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence - by Adrienne Rich. (Alternate Link) (Commentary)  - Harper's Magazine: Matthew Shepard and Compulsory Heterosexuality. - Sexual Identity Development in the Context of Compulsory Heterosexuality. - Compare, contrast and critically discuss the treatment of the theme of homophobia in no more than three films (Word Download). - Gender and Power (A Tutorial, Part 1): Compulsory Heterosexuality. - South Africa: Murder Highlights Violence Against Lesbians. 

Gay: Stories: Homophobia.  - Penitence: A true story about youth violence and homophobia: "A 23-year-old homosexual is thrown to his death off a bridge in Bangor, Maine by three teenagers... This story of homophobia and youth violence collides in Bangor, Maine. The death of a 23-year old homosexual by a teenager made national news and is now in paperback for the purpose of education and rehabilitation." - Excerpt from Penitence. - Violence Against Lesbians [Part 1 of 2] ( Iris - A Journal About Women ). - Report exposes anti-lesbian violence. - The Victims Of Homophobia (by M. Signorile)  - Dealing with Homophobia -  Pilot's suicide: a casualty of "Don't ask, don't tell"? - Homophobia and Women Archaeologists.(Abstract: PDF Download). - Play explores homophobia, xenophobia, tolerance and acceptance.  - Homophobia In Social Service Agencies. -  Homophobia As a Health Hazard: Report of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association.

Censorship and Homophobia in Alabama. - Homophobia on Campus (University of Toronto). (Google Cache) - Is academia the safe space we imagine? - How Gay:  Homophobia at Mount Allison. -  Direct Action to Stop Homophobia (Cornell University). - My roommate isn't straight ... and I don't like it! (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY) - Student journal triggers campus wide debate on homosexuality (Harvard). - Gay Student Commits Hate Crime Against Self. - Homophobia on Campus. "Tolerance" of Homophia on Campus. - Actions to Challenge Heterosexism and Homophobia on Campus. - Homophobia on Campus. - Gay Students Call for Improved Understanding from Community. - A Tale Of Two Campuses. - Gay dating comes out of the closet. - Representing our diversity: "The biggest issue facing the students [is] homophobia on campus..." - PRiSM battle campus intolerance with PROUD. - Language forum examines effect of homophobia.  

I've Got a Secret (excerpt from "Sissyphobia" by Tim Bergling): "And if as teenagers we also happened to possess effeminate mannerisms, whatever refuge secrecy might provide was no longer available to us; we pretty much outed ourselves every time we went out amidst our peers. We've already heard the sad stories of so many men who were victimized because of the way they walked, talked, or dressed. In "Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys," authors Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson contend that adolescent boys are particularly apt to strike out at those they see as gay, because of their own vulnerabilities regarding sexuality. Such boys, the authors say, fear homosexuality like the plague, not understanding its origin, but fully aware of its negative perception among society. "Homosexuals are male, but not manly... gay or fag is a constant taunt, whether a boy's crime is his hairstyle, his accent, his clothes, a good grade, or a bad pitch."" - Masculinity and Homophobia.  

Babson College students will be disciplined for yelling homophobic comments to members of the Mount Holyoke field hockey team...  - Homophobia in women's sports. - Homophobia and Sport (Must Scroll). - Reasons why coaches need to address homophobia in athletics. - Football, homophobia and fighting prejudice. - Harassment and Abuse in Sports: Homophobia: Index.- Harassment-free Sport: Guidelines to Address Homophobia and Sexuality Discrimination in Sport (Australia, 2000: PDF Download) - The last closet: Sports. - Outsports: Out on Campus: Article Archive. - 'I Wasn't Going to Let Some Ignorant Man Mess With My Dreams and Tell Me That I Am Not Worth It.' - Jock Struggles With Coming Out: Indiana High School Basketball Star Stays in the Closet, but His Secret Carries a Price. - Restoring Rainbow Pride In Hawaii. - http://www.coachgumby.com/ : a web site for gay athletes. - The college sports closet.

Creating a Safer Climate for LGBT Athletes and Coaches: PDF Download. - National Center For Lesbian Rights Sports Project. - Gay Athlete: An Oxymoron? - Project to Eliminate Homophobia in Sport. - Harassment-free Sport: Guidelines to Address Homophobia and Sexuality Discrimination in Sport: PDF Download. - NCLR Project: Homophobia in Sport. - Paul Farber: Tackling homophobia in sports. - Breaking into the big leagues: gay and lesbian athletes tackle homopobia in sports N/A. - Niggas, Dykes, and Corporate Types: Some Notions on Racism and Homophobia in Sports. - Homophobia in Sport: Recent Research. - Will there ever be a time when black athletes on the down low can be on the up high? - Ignorance Leads to Hostile Atmosphere for Gay Students. - Homophobia in Sports Conference - Breaking Into the Big Leagues: gay & lesbian athletes tackle homophobia in sports.

A History of Greeks United Against Homophobia (Cornell University): - Site has articles, brochures, and other resources. - Homophobia in Greek System. - Acted on Homophobia in College Students (PlanetOut Article - Aug. 21, '98):  "500 students at several unnamed San Francisco Bay area community colleges with shocking results: of the men in the sample, 18% reported having physically assaulted or threatened someone they believed to be gay or lesbian, and another 32% admitted to verbal homophobic harassment." - Responding to Campus Homophobia. - Homophobia is alive on campus. - Tips for Making Classrooms Safer for Students with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents (PDF Download). - Confronting Homophobic Speech in the Classroom N/A. - BCTF: Issues In Education: Stopping Homophobia N/A, but do "homophobia" search at the site. Many Items!. - Report On Campus Climate For GLBT People At The University Of Minnesota – Twin Cities: PDF Download (Google Cache).

Report on the Status of the Recommendations of the President’s Task Force on Homophobia and Heterosexism – Ten Years After (York University, 2006: PDF Download). LGBTOUT Report on Homophobia and Systemic Heterosexism in the University of Toronto Departments of Engineering (2000: PDF Download). Campus Climate Committee Report 2: Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual and Transgender Student Population at the University of Florida (2003: PDF Download). - Is Your Sexual Identity Reflected In Curriculum? A Survey of Queer Identifying Students at the University of Victoria (2003: PDF Download).

Coming out to debate homosexuality (Duke University): "I invite the radical queers, the gay-haters, the closeted lesbians and the indifferent Dukies to engage in this discussion inclusively and all students to reflect on their personal opinions, prejudice and agendas regarding all things gay. If Duke truly prides itself on the free exchange of diverse thought, then this discussion is long overdue. I had an incredibly difficult time finding an appropriate topic for this week's column in light of Coming Out Week and recent remarks in The Chronicle. Had I not had such a candid dialogue, it would have been easier to lash out, blindly decrying all things homophobic. This discussion forced me to think twice on a suitable and lucid commentary about this week's events."

Marie J reports on effects of the social homophobia related to the AIDS-related 1991 death of Robert McCall on a Mensa message board N/A:: "Towards the end of elementary, I took up figure skating. I'd finally found something I loved to do. Unfortunately, it made things worse in school. In Jr High, Robert McCall (famous Ice dancer) died of AIDS, and all of a sudden, my being a figure skater meant that I was a lesbian, a prostitute (I'm not sure if they knew exactly what a "whore" was, but called me it anyway), and had AIDS myself. The jump from "one figure skater was homosexual and died of AIDS" to "ALL figure skaters are gay and have AIDS" boggles me to this day, but whatever. It made my life hell." - Tracy Wilson & Robert McCall: "Tracy and Robert ended their amateur career after the 1988 Olympic figure skating season. Robert McCall had to quit skating for health reasons and has worked as choreographer. He died in 1991 on AIDS at age 33."

Sheriff's Office Consents to Address Internal Homophobia (West Hollywood). - USA 2005: Police mistreatment and abuse widespread in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities nationwide: "New Amnesty International Study Finds LGBT People of Color and Youth Most Likely to Suffer; Calls on Police to Improve Training and Accountability. - Homophobic San Francisco police video results in suspensions. - Hate Crime - A Menace in Society: Focus Panels - Homophobia (Essex Police, England). - Lincolnshire Police - Tackling Homophobia. - The Police Service of Northern Ireland have launched a campaign to combat hate crimes & homophobia. - Northern Ireland victim accuses police of homophobia. - Police homophobia is “endemic”. - Good cop gay cop: from the beat patrol to the precinct house, gay and lesbian police officers are shattering the blue wall of silence.(Cover Story, The Advocate, March 3, 1998). Police tackle homophobia (NY, 2004): Most police departments locally are doing a good job, but some say more still needs to be done.

Lambda Helps Gay Cops Strike Blow Against Anti-Gay Policy: Federal judge voids Puerto Rico police ban on associating with lesbians and gay men. - Police Brutality Aimed at Nepalese Gays. - Nepal Police Attack & Beat Gay Demonstrators. - Police harassment of gay activists in India. - Gay Double Murder Shocks India. (Alternate Link) - Photos from Police Arrests of Gay Shame Protesters on Sunday. - Police refuse permit for gay and lesbian forum (Singapore). - Gay-themed film banned in Singapore. - Jamaican Police Hunt Famed Reggae Singer In Gay Beatings: ""There is a pattern of police indifference to attacks on gay men in Jamaica that goes far beyond what Buju Banton is alleged to have done in this case," said Rebecca Schleiser of HRW." - In a step backward for emerging Vietnam, police are reported to have raided a gay sauna and arrested 30 men for undisclosed reasons (homosexual activity is not illegal in Vietnam). - Gay suspect decries sexual harassment by police. - Police raids Zimbabwe gay organisation's office. - Turkish Police Ban Gay Tourists From Aegean Resort. - Namibian minister tells police to 'eliminate' gays. - Egypt: Stop police entrapment, detention & ill treatment of gay men. - Egyptian police entrap gay men through internet chat forums. - Gay Israelis Charge Police Brutality. - Gay cops carve out a new beat in South Africa: Homosexuality is no longer considered a crime.

Police judgments of culpability and homophobia.  "This study (a) presented 152 Texas police officers with a scenario in which the sexual orientation of a criminal suspect was manipulated (b) assessed homophobia in this sample, and (c) examined the relationship between homophobia and the officers? judgments of the suspect?s culpability. Although the officers were no more likely to report that they would arrest a gay suspect than a heterosexual suspect, those who read a scenario with a gay suspect were more likely to indicate that they thought he should be convicted than those presented with a heterosexual suspect. In general, the officers in our study endorsed homophobic attitudes and those officers who reported higher levels of homophobia were more likely to think that the gay suspect should be convicted."

Repent or Perish: godhatesfags.com  - Homophobia or Holiness? The Bible and Homosexuality. - Mission:America - Fighting the "gay" Agenda in Schools. -  Groups that promote hatred and homophobia under the guise of "family values". -  Anti-Gay Groups. - Anti-gay ministries are a fraud that promote homophobia and self-hatred. - Steps to Recovery from Bible Abuse. - Rumors of homophobia: Promise Keepers. - Essays by Rictor Norton on the Historical Roots of Homophobia from Ancient Israel to the End of the Middle Ages.

Anti-gay violence rose 102% from 1990-1995 N/A. - 2,500 report anti-gay violence - 3rd most common bias.  - Statistics related to homophobia. - Gay man tell of being beaten, left for dead in trash. - Violence against lesbians and gay men.(PDF Download) - America's Designated Victims: Our Creative Young (Alternate Link).

The 1998 Matthew Shepard Murder Index Page.  - The "Us" and "Them" of Murder. - Murders of Gender Non-Conforming Youth Documented in New Report. - Matthew Shepard Foundation: Resources. - Web Page related to anti-gay hatred. - Une mort horrible! - Fighting hate with "words": Judy Shepard speaks out in awareness campaigns.(mother of murdered homosexual Matthew Shepard featured in the spot 'Fighting... (Shoot, October 29, 1999 by Kathy DeSalvo). - Thousands Die Each Year As A Result of Homophobia. (Alternate Link) - Report: Economic Impact of Homophobia on Society (PDF Download)

Community United Against Violence (San Francisco): - The New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project.  - Chadron Campaign Against Homophobia (Nebraska).  -  Addressing Homophobia in health care in Nebraska. - PFLAG Lincoln-Cornhusker: Fighting Homophobia. - The Unlearning Homophobia Video Series. - Unlearning Homophobia. - De Colores: es un documental bilingüe de 28 minutos mostrando como las familias y comunidades latinas están reemplazando la homophobia con la tolerencia y el amor. A través de historias personales aprendemos como familias rompen barreras culturales y como el amor siempre prevalece.

It's not natural: The developing world's homophobia is a legacy of colonial rule.(Alternate Link) - Homophobia and Postcolonialism. - Male homosexuality is still illegal in Zimbabwe and punishable by up to 10 years’ jail, under laws originally introduced by the British during colonial rule. - The Hostility and Violence Against Homosexuality is not Found in Traditional Chinese Culture (Must Scroll): "the introduction of sodomy law in Hong Kong in 1865, which could sentence two consenting male adults to life imprisonment, was the result of British colonial rule. What was brought from the West to China was not same sex love, but the sin associated with it in the Judaeo-Christian tradition, which signiticamly contributed to the homophobia found in modern Chinese societies." - African Homophobia: A Crisis of Identity. - Homophobia in Africa "accelerates AIDS spread". - Fear and Loathing In Africa. -  Homophobia and the Confederate Tradition  - Homophobia as a weapon of war. -  Colonialism and Homosexuality - 2003 - by Robert Aldrich (Review).

Fear and loathing in gay India. - Homophobia within India: "The Victorian morality of the British Raj, which labelled sexual non-conformity as deviant and sick, has left a homophobic stamp on the new native capitalists. It has long been suggested by theoreticians of colonialism - and not-ably in the 1950s by Frantz Fanon, writing on Algeria - that colonisers and colonised engage in a relationship which results in the latter aspiring to be like the former, taking on their values, especially on moral issues. This applies certainly to India, and has allowed radicals on the Left, who question all other issues related to society and economics, to maintain an anti-gay position." - India's Slow Descent Into Homophobia. - Asian Homophobia Overrated.(Alternate Link) -  Homophobia in China: Open Debate on De-Pathologizing Homosexuality in China. - Homophobia in China: Voices of gay men in  China. - Gay Rights in 90's China: many abuses of GLB people. - The Apartheid of Homosexuality: Homosexuals, Dogs, Smoking, Pants, Shorts, Slippers Are Not Allowed In This Restaurant. Sign on the door of an Italian restaurant in Taiwan. (Sydney Star Observer, 13 August 1998). - Homosexuals in Asia press for basic rights. - Unexpected Portraits from Asia. - In Asia, gays and lesbians take small steps.

Homophobia in Thailand - Public Response: Letters to the Editor. - This apparent lack of homophobia can be explained by the valued Thai cultural practice of non-confrontation. Prejudice and discrimination do exist - indirectly. In the place of legal and religious sanctions, or public harassment, Thai sexual minorities often face malicious gossip, ostracization by family, and job discrimination. Westerners who proclaim that there is no homophobia in Thailand erase the experiences of those who have faced prejudice. For how can discrimination be addressed and dealt with if it supposedly does not exist? Thus, by acknowledging and exploring the hardships faced by male sex workers, lesbians and transgendered men, the contributors to Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys compel readers to move beyond the idea that Thailand is a gay paradise. - Thailand: Paradise Not (on human rights and homophobia). - Rage in Thailand over ban on gay teachers. - College lifts its ban on gay entrants. - Letter: And what about homosexuality? Your article gives the impression this new curriculum will provide only heterosexual sex education. - Gays No Longer 'Sick' In Thailand (2002).  - Dear Uncle Go: Male Homosexuality in Thailand: "Jackson also asserts that the lack of overt homophobia in Thailand is conducive to homoeroticism as well. He states that “anti-homosexual violence is as uncharacteristic of Thai society as it is characteristic of traditional Western societies,” and then adds that a “greater preparedness to engage in male-male sex and the relative absence of homophobia are clearly related phenomena” (Jackson, 1995: 161). While this could be the case, Jackson offers no empirical or even anecdotal evidence to support this position."

Jackson PA (1998), Thai Buddhist accounts of male homosexuality and AIDS in the 1980s.  The Australian Journal of Anthropology, 6(3): 140-153. Full Text. "In my previous work (Jackson 1989a) I argued that popular Western perceptions of a general tolerance of homosexuality in Thailand are to an extent inaccurate. Although there are no legal or formal sanctions against homosexuality in Thailand, I showed that a wide range of normative cultural sanctions operate to stigmatise Thai homosexual men and women. Sanctions against homosexuality are diffused throughout Thai society rather than being focused in any clearly definable institution or set of homophobic practices as has historically been the case in most Western societies. However, this situation changed somewhat in the late 1980s..."

State-Sponsored Homophobia in Southern Africa: Abuses and Culture of Intolerance Documented. - More Than a Name: State-Sponsored Homophobia and Its Consequences in Southern Africa (PDF Download). - Homophobia at Aardklop festival unleashes debate. - L'homosexualité en afrique. (Alternate Link) - L'homosexualité en Afrique : sens et variations d'hirer à nos jours. - Fear and Loathing In Africa. - Homophobia in Namibia.  - Namibia: The Bermuda Triangle of African Homophobia. - In Africa, homophobia goes beyond church. - Desmond Tutu: "Homophobia equals apartheid". (Alternate Link) - Homophobia: crime against humanity. - "Nowhere Is Really Safe": Violence And Harassment By Non-State Actors.

Homophobia in Brazil - a report: Epidemic of Hate: Violations of the Human Rights of Gay Men, Lesbians and Transvestites in Brazil. (Related Information) - In Portuguese: "Homofobia, A Violaçao dos Direitos Humanos de Gays, Lésbicas & Travestis no Brasil" N/A.- Brazil's Homophobia Worst in the World. - Brazil: World Champion In The Murder Of Homosexuals. - Brazil State Makes Homophobia Criminal Offence. -  Sources of Homophobia in Latin America. - Homophobia is found in all Latin American countries, but when it comes to Cuba, it takes on special characteristics. - "Cultural Dynamics of Homophobia in Latin America" (PDF Download). - Cinema in the Rest of America - LaCinemaFe Information N/A: "Expect to hear the derisive term "maricon" here and in other movies. Homophobia is alive and well all over Latin America, and in O Dia da Caça, the authorities who are setting up Nando and Vander make it pretty clear from their tone of voice that "that faggot" is expendable."  - Queer Issues in Contemporary Latin American Cinema. - Time to Stop Homophobic Crimes in Latin America and the Caribbean.  - “Cultural Dynamics of Homophobia in Latin America” (PDF Download). 

Growing Homophobia in Italy and Other European Countries. - Take Action against Homophobia in Poland. - Take Action against Homophobia in Latvia. -  Gays and Lesbians Face State-Condoned Violence and Legalized Abuse in Romania. - Homophobia in France. - France draws up jail terms for homophobic comments. - VI. Effect of IDF Inclusion of Sexual Minorities in Military Operations: "The IDF doesn't try to create the kind of intense homophobia that the US military seems to specialize in. This gets back to the fact that, as activists said to me repeatedly, "there's no homophobia in Israel, only heterosexism." (Personal Communication, April 14, 2000)" - Soviet Homophobia. - Homophobia's Reach. -  Homophobia in Southeastern Europe. - Cooperation to Fight Homophobia. - Fighting homophobia world wide. (Google Cache)

Homophobia - alive and well in Nelson [New Zealand]? -  Students' hatred of gays common: study (Sidney, Australia). -  The Lesbian & Gay Anti-Violence Project Sydney Australia Website. - Black-banning homophobia. - Lesbian and Gay Anti-violence Project: Homophobia: What Are You Scared Of? - Homophobia, Hate and Violence against Lesbians and Gays in NSW (Government Document PDF Download). - Out With Homophobia (06 March 2002): This course is specifically aimed at key-stakeholders currently working in schools addressing homophobia.- Anti-Violence Project (Victoria): "80% of Victorian gays and lesbians and 90% of transgender people were publicly assaulted or harassed in the past 5 years. (Enough is Enough, 2000).- New web site for AVP. - New Campaign underway: "Make Some Noise" The Anti-Violence Project of Victoria launched a new anti-homophobia campaign "Make Some Noise" at Federation Square, Melbourne on Thursday 18th March 2004. - Fiji killings highlight homophobia. - New report on homophobia in Australia: Catholics as among the least homophobic people.  - Homophobia identified as growing issue in BOP (NZ).  

OutRage! London - Sex, Homophobia, and Media Lies. - Black Britain urged to accept gay men. - Homophobia and sexual orientation in schools. - Homophobia in medicine. -  The Miami Herald nurtures Florida's homophobia. - Computer news columnist: "Gays are like murderers."  -  Radio broadcaster's homophobia in Australia. - Citizens Against Homophobia is a group that uses mass media campaigns to reduce homophobia. - The End of Media Homophobia? - Called Out: The Media, Homophobia and Professional Sports. - As usual, sports writers bleep out homophobia. - Homophobia in the media: now TV ad for Virgin Mobile is investigated.

Anti-Homophobia Workshop by Warren J. Blumenfeld, author of - Homophobia: How we all pay the price. (Book Review) - Homophobia Workshop Materials.  -  Homophobia Talk, Discussion Opens Line of Communication. - Slide Presentations and Interactive Workshops on Homophobia, and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender issues, and Anti-Semitism. - In the family - Black Lesbians and Gays Against Media Homophobia. - Homophobia in the Black community. - Anti-Harassment Training Program for Schools (PDF Download). - The Project to Eliminate Homophobia in Sport.-  Lesbian & Gay Rights: Youth & Schools: Resources. - Out With Homophobia (2004): FPA Health are conducting this one day training specifically designed for teachers, health and youth workers and others who work with young people. - Unlearning Internalized Homophobia: An Interactive Workshop for GLBTIQ folks. - The Impact of Homophobia: Interpersonal and Institutional Effects. - Workshop will stop harassment of gay students. - Resolution: Integrated approach to combat homophobia, Lithuania, 2006 PDF Download.

Chapter 5: Dealing with Intractable Problems: Racism and Homophobia. - Male-to-Male Child Sexual Abuse In the Context of Homophobia.

Homophobie: The "europrofeminist.org" Website (English & French articles (Some not available). Spanish, German, and Deutch articles also available - Index): From  La peur de l'autre en soi, du sexisme à l'homophobie - Introduction -  Homophobie: des mots aux maux...- Pierre Dutey  - L'homophobie : La face cachée du masculin - Daniel Welzer-Lang - L'homophobie masculine: préservatif psychique de la virilité? - Christophe Gentaz - Attitudes et appréciations envers les hommes homosexuels en Allemagne de l'Ouest et en Allemagne de l'Est- Michael Bochow - Quand l'autre en soi grandit: les difficultés à vivre l'homosexualité à l'adolescence- Bill Ryan et Jean-Yves Frappier (L'adolescence: une réalité méconnue) - Images invisibles: les lesbiennes - Françoise Guillemaut - L'extrême droite, ça fait mâle!  - Working With Men and Boys to Challenge Sexism and End Men’s Violence - Michael Kaufman - (Section: "Ending Sexism = Ending Homophobia") - Male-positive. Pro-feminist. Gay-affirmative. These three terms have become the guiding principles for a substantial section of the men’s movement...  - by Michael Flood - (Tres Principios para Hombres). 

From XY Magazine: - Sticks and stones (Ending discrimination against gay men is a key step in ending sexism) - Straightjacket (Homophobia and masculinity)  (Alternate Link) - What's Wrong With The Men? A Critical Look At Modern Masculinity Informed By Melucci And Habermas. - Inside track: Homophobia in Sports.  - Be a man: when boys take up guns to kill those who torment them with words like "faggot," we shouldn't be surprised.(By Kevin Jennings, The Advocate, Sept. 29, 1998).

Homophobie : traditionnelle à droite, plurielle à gauche. - Les liens entre le VIH/sida et l'homophobie. - Dossiers en éducation: Arrêtons l'homophobie. - SOS HOMOPHOBIE, association loi 1901 de lutte contre l'homophobie. - L'homophonie tue N/A. - Homophobie et journalisme. - Contexte de l'homophobie et de l'hétérosexisme (Scrolling Necessary). - Homophobie.free.fr - Google.com search for "homophobie" - Homophobie: "Homophobie und Heterosexismus treten in verschiedenen Erscheinungsformen auf. Manifeste körperliche Gewalt gegen homosexuelle Menschen kommt öfter vor als man denkt. Die Täter sind meist jüngere heterosexuelle Männer. Andere Erscheinungsformen sind soziale Ausgrenzung, Diskriminierung, Nichtwahrnehmung und Ignoranz." - Avoir l'esprit ouvert face a homosexualité.

Homophobia In Prisons: - Sexualités et violences en prison - Extraits - Ces abus qu’on dit sexuels (Section on homophobia in French Prisons): - L’homophobie, la maison des hommes et la prison. - La Maison des Hommes. -  Inside/outside (Australia): "The men and masculinities that are most at risk within these hierarchies are young men, gay men, transsexuals and the physically weak... Sexuality in prison is rife with contradiction. Consensual homosexual sex (often involving men who identify as heterosexual) coexists with vehement homophobia." -  A Million Jockers, Punks, and Queens: Sex among American Male Prisoners and its Implications for Concepts of Sexual Orientation (American) - "By my own before-and-after observation of federal prisons, homophobia has risen, especially among whites, the status of queens has fallen, virgin heterosexuals are more highly prized, fewer jockers are hooking up, and much of the sexual behavior has become more covert."

The Ultimate "Planet Out" Guide to Queer Movies (Subject: Homophobia). - "Licensed To Kill  - paints a frightening portrait of an America where homophobia is a deeply ingrained part of life, the template rather than the exception. An America where hate is taught, encouraged, and passed father-to- son, from generation to generation: it is learned in the home, at school, at church, from the media, and from peers. The film depicts an American society deeply confused about sexuality, where repressed individuals are given tacit permission to vent their frustrations by performing acts of violence against gay Americans." - Anti-Homosexual Homicides Most Often Perpetrated by Young Males (PDF Download)

Resources / Bibliographies: - Anti-Homophobia Resources. - The Gregory M. Herek Bibliography.  -  Abstracts of selected papers on homophobia by Dr. Herek. - Bibliography: - Homosexualities, homophobia, queer theory. - Gay Men, Homophobia and Masculinity. - Homophobia Books for Men. - A Short Bibliography of Writings on Gay Shame. - Video resources on homophobia & heterosexism.

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Books:  - Overcoming Heterosexism and Homophobia - 1997 - edited by James T Sears, Walter L. Williams (21 Sample Pages) (Review) (Review). -  Homophobia : A Weapon of Sexism/ Includes Afterword and Annotated Bibliography - 1997 - by Suzanne Pharr. -  Setting Them Straight: You Can Do Something About Bigotry and Homophobia in Your Life - 1996 - by Betty Berzon (Abstract). -  Hate Crimes: Confronting Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men - 1992 - edited by Gregory M. Herek & Kevin T. Berrill (Abstract Contents Reviews). - Stigma and Sexual Orientation: Understanding Prejudice Against Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals - 1998 - edited by Gregory M. Herek (Abstract, Contents). - The Gay Agenda: Talking Back to the Fundamentalists - 1997 - by Jack Nichols (Review). -  Strong Women, Deep Closets : Lesbians and Homophobia in Sport - 1998 -  by Pat Griffin (15 Sample Pages) (Review) - One Of The Boys: Masculinity, Homophobia, And Modern Manhood - 1999 - by David Plummer. - GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens - 2003 - by Kelly Huegel, Steven Cozza. - The Spectacle of Violence: Homophobia, Gender, and Knowledge - 2002 - by Gail Mason (Review). - Homophobia: A History - 2001 - by Byrne Fone. - Coming Out Through Fire: Surviving the Trauma of Homophobia - 1998 - by Leanne McCall Tigert. - The Construction of Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men - 2000 - by Lynn Pardie (Review, Must Scroll). - Violence and Social Injustice Against Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People - 2000 - by by Lacey M. Sloan, Nora S. Gustavsson (Abstract).
 

The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex - 1993 - by Warren Farrell: "Although Farrell's book is written for the mainstream straight world, it has powerful implications for gays and for understanding homophobia." (Amazon.com Reference) - Homophobia: Description, Development, and Dynamics of Gay Bashing by Martin Kantor (Abstract & Contents) (23 Sample Pages). -