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Line 1: − Homophobia is an expression of repressed homosexuality, an extreme fear or discomfort with gays strongly associated with closeted homosexuals.<ref>[http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=search.displayRecord&uid=1996-00463-014] ''Is homophobia associated with homosexual arousal?'', Aug 1996]</ref> By strongly attacking other homosexuals, they hope to prevent the exposure of their own sexual leanings, oftentimes visiting gay bars and soliciting same-sex prostitutes for sexual services even while criticizing their fellows.<ref>[http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103053 Anti-Gay Calif. Politician Cited for DUI--After Leaving Gay Bar]</ref> Closeted folk who strongly object to public expression of homosexuality often take offense at this term.+ + + + + + +
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The term '''homophobia''', as applied to criticism of [[homosexuality]], implies that all such criticism is irrational (see [[phobia]]). Commenting on its psychological use, WorldNetDaily managing editor David Kupelian states,
<blockquote>This is how the "marketers of evil" work on all of us. They transform our attitudes by making us feel as though our "super uncomfortable" feelings toward embracing unnatural or corrupt behavior of whatever sort – a discomfort literally put into us by a loving God, for our protection – somehow represent ignorance or bigotry or weakness.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=48076 '''Brokeback Mountain': Rape of the Marlboro Man'', December 27, 2005]</ref>
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Homophobia is an etymologically incorrect term which most directly denotes "an unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward [[homosexuals]] and [[homosexuality]]",<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/homophobia</ref> but it also includes a fear of increased political and social power of homosexuals in advancing their [[homosexual agenda|agenda]]. The term is used regularly by activists to describe several kinds of people, which may or may not match the actual definition of "fear of homosexuals and homosexuality". The recipients of the homophobia label include those who feel uncomfortable around homosexuals, those who reveal that they oppose "gays", and even those who may privately support homosexuality but who fail to publicly support homosexuals when called upon to do so.<ref>pro homosexual author Vernon A Wall</ref>
Conservative Christians and other people who strongly object to homosexuality often take offense at this term, which had led to the use of the term heterophobia to describe those who manifest an antipathy to those who uphold heterosexuality as normative or exclusively valid. The term phobia being an irrational fear of something, nobody is afraid of homosexuals and nobody fears contracting homosexuality.
== Homophobia - Etymology and definition ==
== Homophobia - Etymology and definition ==