What makes people hate gays soo much ????
830350
It's bullshxt. I totally agree. Who are straight people to say what gays can and cannot do? Are we not people? This country is TOO fxcked up.
1032538
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.
388898
steel yourself up. it will be a long time before us gays worldwide are not mocked at or boored for what we are. does your neighborhood have any kind of police protection? or is the police as bad as the neighborhood? hate crimes are serious, and reporting such abuse might help. \nignore what people call you. show them that you do not care what they think of you. they are goading you to do something, or react negatively, and when you do so, they will have won the battle to put you down. do not let them get to you. also counsel your boyfriend to keep his rage in check until the time is right. you can enlist the help of the local gay community for support too.
967875
Joanna,\nYou ask a genuinely thoughtful and, I think, respectful question.  You deserve a likewise, respectful answer.  I don't know your age, so I can't determine how much experience you may have talking about or hearing different views on the subject of   people's sexual orientation.  I've had many years of listening to the rantings of religious conservatives (granted, usually through the media) who have at various times claimed that: gays deserved AIDS as it is God's punishment for immoral behavior; gays and lesbians should not be allowed to teach school, providing a negative role model for kids; homosexuality is sinfully perverted, no different than pedophilia, or any number of other criminal behaviors; public signs of affection between same sex partners is somehow more disgusting and socially aberrant than straight PDA's; etc, etc, etc, etc, ad nauseum.\n\nIf gay people and those who know, love and support them and their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness have a hard time having a "talk" with religious conservatives (Christian or otherwise) it may be because there often seems to be a condescending, 'holier than thou' attitude to these discussions.  We're told that "I love homosexuals, but hate their lifestyle", or "God made us all equal, but we must overcome our urges to sin"!  Ugh, it's depressing, frustrating and frankly insulting coming from someone who isn't gay and hasn't lived through the threats, intimidation and sometimes physical violence perpetrated on gay people.\n\nWe sometimes feel like the 'last acceptable minority' to single out to disparage and scapegoat.  Sorry, Joanna, but you asked the question, and I want you to know the answer from my perspective.  I'm a spiritual person, who believes deeply in my connection to God, the divine, and it's awfully offensive to have to hear people with no greater moral compass than I, and often I think, much less, offer pronouncements on my soul's fate.\n\nThat you've "never heard anyone say 'I HATE gays'...", doesn't sound very convincing to me, I'm afraid.  It does speak volumes about 'how' we hear what we hear, and what we 'want' to hear at times.  Trust me, it's being said, in many ways subtle, sometimes with sweet, sweet kind tones.....but make no mistake about it, the intention IS there.\n\nI wish we could have had this discussion in person; I certainly don't mean to offend you, and I hope I don't come across that way, but I do emphatically want to stress that when you, or anyone talks to a gay person about their life, lifestyle, etc. you are treading on something so fundamental, so private, and so much about who they are as a person, that you can't help but stir their deepest feelings.
824442
I sense  Latent Homosexual tendencies in the askers questions....what he hates/fears in gay men...is something he hates/fears in himself....he should get honest with himself
586463
I don't hate homosexuals. My best friend since seventh grade is gay and I love her just as I did way back then!!! However, many people just have problems accepting what's different...what they really know nothing about. Be happy!! That's what really matters.
31519
Some people with certain religious beliefs, or cultural attitudes will not like you because they feel it is wrong, or are disgusted and threatened by the idea. There is nothing you can do about that.  It's been my experience though (as a gay man) that if MANY people don't like you, as you stated, It's probably not because of your sexuality. You might want to look at other aspects of yourself as the problem.
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My best friend is gay, and he gets tourmented and bullied, and people who don't even know him shout things at him in the street. He is the most charming, lovely guy I know, and he has been in a committed relationship with his boyfriend for the last ten years! \n\nIf I am with him, and people challenge him, I get so angry. Why should he be denied the right to live his life the way he wants? He's not doing anyone any harm. I always, always stand up to homophobic people. I got beaten up once because I was defending a 'faggot'. \n\nPeople are ignorant and stupid and it makes my blood boil. I will fight homophobia, and anyone be damned who dares challenge me on it!
958971
because homosexualit is disgusting!!!!!!!
1044096
There's an important distinction that people like you don't grasp. Me and people like me don't dislike gay people. We think they are God's children just like anyone else. What we are against is homosexual acts. Just like we don't dislike adultorers, we just dislike the action they chose to go forward with. It's the old adage - love the sinner, hate the sin. I've known gay people, and I'm fine with them - some of them are extremely kind and generous. But what I am against is if the act out on their tendancy. We all have weaknesses, some are prone to alcoholism, but it doesn't mean that it's ok for them to drink alcohol. Some are prone to drugs, but....you get the picture. It may seem cruel to some to count homosexual acts as sins, but I didn't make the rules, I just trust that God knows what is right and what isn't.
830693
The worst Gay bashers are often fighting themselves hardest ... and it's all because we use God against one another instead of for Love.  Blech.
153495
It is unfortunate that the majority of people in this country are still so scared of the possibility of gays living equal among them. Why else place such a ridiculous ban? Some will say that children raised by gay parents will have it a lot harder. I disagree. I am amazed at how open and honest the youth in todays schools are. The only ones I know of that are homophobic have learned the behavior and language from their parents. If the youth of today can accept each other, why can't the adults? Fear. My partner and I just placed a question on here about how to adopt. the answers ranged form "Yuck" to 'How dare we drag a child into our fantasy?" These answers just mirror the fear and ignorance of the majority of Americans. Gays are accepted as long as we are funny, and the life of the party, but as soon as we stop acting like the characters on a sit-com we become a threat. The ban doesn't surprise me. the real question here is what to do about? How do accepting, open minded, loving people fight against such fear?
1062975
ugggg! i hate that! so many people have gotten into debates with me about this (they are all republicans.)\n\nthey say that they hate gay people because they hate all the gay lingo and the pda with other men. although they are not bothered by boy girl action.\n\nthey think that people choose to be gay; they DON'T!\n\nwhy would any one WANT to change into something that will make their life hard?  Why would you want to change into something that makes you love someone you can't marry or start a biological family with?\n\nplease, son't get me wrong, i am in no way trying to say that there is anything wrong with being gay....really....i am just saying that it is not a choice....people labeled "gay" are born that way.\n\nsome people however choose to think they are gay or bisexual....i think that it is just a personal preference....a luxury to be able to have sex with both genders.\n\ni like all your questions.\n\np.s. GOD DOES NOT FROWN UPON BEING GAY!!!!!!!! I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU REPUBLICAN CHRISTIANS/CATHOLICS SAY; GOD DOESN'T "FROWN UPON" ANY KIND OF PERSON UNLESS THEY HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG....BEING GAY IS NOT WRONG!!!\n\nsorry...that is a pet peeve of mine.
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I'm sorry you are on the receiving end of such hate.  This is what I have learned in life:\n\n1- The people calling you names are insecure about themselves.  In other words, maybe they are really gay and don't know how to come out of the closet :)\n\n2- What goes around, comes around.  If they continue to be mean, only mean things will happen to them.\n\n3- Smile... all the time.  It makes people wonder what the heck is going on.\n\n4- Ask the question "Why" while tilting your head, and people freeze like deer in headlights.  --- for example, say someone calls you a b*tch.  Ask them "Specifically, what is prompting you to call me that."
882251
Because on the internet, the stupid person is king. The concept of personal opinion, context, and connotation lose all meaning and if you say the word "gay" people instantly assume you're homophobic. If there were an IQ limit on the people that logged on the internet would be a happier place and a lot more grammatically correct.
372009
It must be biological for one simple reason. In our country right now, to be homosexual is possibly one of the worst sorts of people to be. Honestly, what sane person would CHOOSE to join the ranks of the most hated people on the planet? It makes no sense. Not to mention the level of social stigma one has to overcome to admit to being homosexual, to live one's life well one must accept the hatred and move on. I doubt many would choose such a life.
274385
B/c we still have old timers who are "vary religious"... most people from my generation have no problem with it unless your gay and try to make a pass on them...people are getting smarter and realizing that "God" is just fictional like "santa" or the "easter bunny" but a higher power and an attemt to make everyone behave...god serves the same pupose as santa....my grandparents think homosexuality is wrong and this was an attempt to rid of everything "they" dislike...SO BE GAY BE HAPPY AND LIVE YOUR LIFE THE WAY YOU WANT! GAY!