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Talk:Heterophobia (view source)
Revision as of 22:34, September 27, 2007
, 22:34, September 27, 2007→Tit for tat: A phobia is now connected to genetics? Did I miss a memo?
:::Wouldn't a person with the [[Gay gene]] show symptoms of heterophobia? [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 18:11, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
:::Wouldn't a person with the [[Gay gene]] show symptoms of heterophobia? [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 18:11, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
::::Generally speaking, I would say that I don't see any connection between a gay gene and heterophobia in the medical sense since that would imply that phobias have their roots in our genes - an extremely bold claim at best. And even then, it's an incredibly large step to link a gene that makes you swing this way to a fear of everything that swings the other way.
::::Let's assume that there actually is a gay gene that causes people to be gay and that (nearly) all homosexuals have it. ...now what? Are all homosexuals heterophobic by definition? I don't think so, <s>Tim</s> Rob.
::::So when somebody claims that he was born gay, that's not a symptom of an irrational fear of non-gays. Those two things don't appear to be connected at all. Being gay is quite compatible with being able to hang out with straight people without fear, and the cause or justification of homosexuality doesn't factor into that. --[[User:Jenkins|Jenkins]] 18:34, 27 September 2007 (EDT)