Why are some people so hostile toward gay people?
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It is normal for people to feel scared about what they either do not know or do not understand. It is unfortunate that people express their prejudices usually with violence (whether physical or vocal).\n\nI think that a lot of hostility comes from men who consider a homosexual man a threat to their masculinity. The thing is, most of those people are homophobic and have NO IDEA about you.\n\nThese people attack what they don't understand, and it IS wrong, but unfortunately hate-crimes and such like have been part of society for thousands of years. Most wars break out because of it.\n\nSome gay people (some that  know) counter-attack by going out of their way to express themselves in an ultra-gay fashion, which is just adding fuel to the fire.\n\nThe thing is this. Being gay is not about who you sleep with, but who you love. Peoples love lives are the same, and should not concern anyone unless it directly affects them.\n\nI would suggest opening your heart to these people and say to yourself that maybe they are not aware f how incredibly ignorant they are. As far as a human being is concerned, try putting it into context...\n\n'I was lying on the street, my heart had stopped and lungs given up, when a stranger came up and touched me. He touched me not with the love of a man for a man, but of a man for a fellow man in need. After that homosexual man had saved my life, he became my brother for the rest of it. I have since been grateful everyday for that man, not homo nor hetro, who gave me my life.'        - Chameleon Dreams, Jayden Walker.
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Religious people are not "afraid" of homosexuality, they fear the creator, the one who has power over all things and the one who deals out punishment in the hereafter. Those who choose not to engage in things they or their religion deems as sinful acts only fear the one who will judge them for their good and bad deeds when this life is over. Fear of the things that people choose to do with their own lives has nothing to do with it.
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We in the US live in a more sexually uptight society.  People who react with violence, are usually living in fear.  That fear is internal - they fear that their own sexuality is threatened, that they might not be (and probably aren't) the men they would like to think they were.\n\nAnd they're stronger when united in a group (like a pack of wolves) against a common enemy.  In the group they can confirm their own self-worth, and unite against anyone who would threaten that concept.\n\nThe gays, by intimating that any male can be gay, threatens that group.  They disprove all the manyly things they are saying about each other.  They exploit the weaknesses of heterosexual men.\n\nWhen faced with a threat - it's a fight or flight situation. Men fight.  Especially when they're united in a pack.\n\nI have not read the article you referenced but have read many others on the subject.
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I thought your reply to her was great! I know it can be frustrating when you see such intolerance towards gays, but violence is not the answer. Such people really missed the, "Judge not, or you too will be judged" lesson in Sunday school. (That's Matthew 7:1, the NIV translation.) About pride: Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. --Proverbs 16:18\n\nSuch people are like mosquitoes--bothersome and they will feed off you if you let them. Just put on your bug spray and you'll be fine. ; )
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Some are nice.  Some are not so nice.  It's kind of impossible to judge them as a whole.  No different than Straight people or Bi people.  (Why are we capitolizing Gay, by the way?)
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Becuase that is insulting, and rude, Thats like walking up to a person of another race and using "hate" words to them, like racial slurs etc. its the same concept. It offends them. And maybe they aren't completely out of the closet, and have only told a few people, and you calling them gay is sending a signal, to them that they can nont trust you.
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I believe that for the most part many people believe that gay people are so 'different' from them that they have nothing in common.  The lack of commonality tends to polarize people.  Once people realize that gay people love, live, cry, work, play, and raise children just like everyone else I believe that the issues between gay/straight people will begin to melt away.
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As a gay guy I think it has to do with rejection and all that. Homosexual men get tons of abuse and are sometimes in need of counseling to deal with it properly. I myself am a super nice guy but some are so suspicious of being liked because so many people abuse them and rail against them that they end up doing the same thing to a guy that approaches them.\n\n  Another thing is that some people think of us all as sluts out for one thing and since society in general reject the idea of homosexual covanant relationships it becomes self fulfilling prophesy in some cases. Some guys have no manners and grab in ways they would not think of doing to a woman in bars and social settings so ....
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We all know the real reason, their own lives are train wrecks, so they seek comfort for their own morass by attacking a target they see as weaker.  Today its gays and lesbians.  In the past it was ethnic minorities.\nAsk your self, what normal sane heterosexual spends hours lurking in gay forums looking for chances to sling insults?  The answer is ZERO.  What we see are disturbed humans, who may be wrestling with their own sexuality, or who have so messed up their own lives in other ways they lash out at us to compensate.  Look at the negative responses you got, do they not bear this out?  These people are emotionally, perhaps mentally disturbed.  Unable to cope.\n\nThe biggest shame is those straights who are basically good, but sit by and do nothing.  They are embarrassed by the haters, but remain silent.  They were silent when the Nazis operated death camps, they were silent when the KKK was terrorizing and lynching African Americans and they remain silent now.  \n\nIts time gay men and lesbians stop waiting for the Calvary to come in and save us, its time we fight these forces of evil and their duplicitous silent allies.
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It makes immature people uncomfortable, because all they think about are the "acts" of a gay person. Then some decide to hide behind scripture as a defense for there intolerance. For the record, if you believe the same god powerful enough to create the entire universe cares what two adults do in the privacy of there own bedroom as long as there not hurting anyone else, you need to reevaluate your spiritual priorities.
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Because they are homophobic and or ignorant!!!!!!\nhttp://godmademegay.com
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I agree - I'm straight and I know people have opinions and that's fine but I think homophobic people are really scared of who they are.
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Our society today is so used to hating on people and attacking them.  If someone ask a gay question then everyone assumes they are gay. Everyone just needs to take a Valium and chill the fuck out.
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why do people assume that calling somebody 'gay' is a bad thing?\n\nit's the same as calling somebody 'straight'. i never saw anybody get offended by that...\n\nmore importantly: why would YOU pressure somebody to come out of the closet? In this ignorant world coming out of the closet is a hard thing to do, unfortunately. I have a number of gay friends who had to go through the hard period right before coming out, and had to live with the condemnment of people after they came out.\n\ni'm not easily offended by questions, but this one is just way out of line.
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Why is that such a small percentage of the population can cause so much grief. Most of the people in this country still see homosexuality for what it is morally wrong. If they must be together I am not even going to attempt to stop them. Neither will I ever embrace their cause,and this is what really irks me that the homosexual community and their supporters insist that I do so or then I must be a homophobe. The lifestyle in my view is no different than an addiction to drugs or alcohol or any other aberrant behavior. "I often hear live and let live" FINE don't try to force me into accepting what I cannot and will not.
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Fear and prejudice, which go hand in hand.  It seems those so anti-gay are afraid of many things about it.  Most being that 80% of people have had, usually as children experimenting, a sexual liaison with someone of the same sex.  Something normal and healthy.  They are so afraid of them being classified as gay because of that it becomes a deep anger at themselves then transmitted outwards.  It's a sad thing to use an inaccurate book to back up your own fears.
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People may not agree w/ the gay lifestyle, however if they got to really KNOW some gay people the ignorance surrounding their beliefs would be wiped out.  Gay people are just like straight people as far as I can tell.  Live and let live, why do people care about what others do in the bedroom?  Is it a sin?  Who are we to judge or care?  I can think of many other "sins" that humans commit that far surpass being gay if being gay is a sin.