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In this month’s issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, researchers provide empirical evidence that homophobia can result from the suppression of same-sex desire.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NY Times (my bold)</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What leads to this repression? We found that participants who reported having supportive and accepting parents were more in touch with their implicit sexual orientation and less susceptible to homophobia. Individuals whose sexual identity was at odds with their implicit sexual attraction were much more frequently raised by parents perceived to be controlling, less accepting and more prejudiced against homosexuals.
It’s important to stress the obvious: Not all those who campaign against gay men and lesbians secretly feel same-sex attractions.<span style="font-weight: bold"> But at least some who oppose homosexuality are likely to be individuals struggling against parts of themselves, having themselves been victims of oppression and lack of acceptance</span>. The costs are great, not only for the targets of anti-gay efforts but also often for the perpetrators. We would do well to remember that all involved deserve our compassion. </div></div>
In this month’s issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, researchers provide empirical evidence that homophobia can result from the suppression of same-sex desire.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NY Times (my bold)</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What leads to this repression? We found that participants who reported having supportive and accepting parents were more in touch with their implicit sexual orientation and less susceptible to homophobia. Individuals whose sexual identity was at odds with their implicit sexual attraction were much more frequently raised by parents perceived to be controlling, less accepting and more prejudiced against homosexuals.
It’s important to stress the obvious: Not all those who campaign against gay men and lesbians secretly feel same-sex attractions.<span style="font-weight: bold"> But at least some who oppose homosexuality are likely to be individuals struggling against parts of themselves, having themselves been victims of oppression and lack of acceptance</span>. The costs are great, not only for the targets of anti-gay efforts but also often for the perpetrators. We would do well to remember that all involved deserve our compassion. </div></div>
Meaninless is actually putting it nicely IMHO. 
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