Homophobes Gay? Study Ties Anti-Gay Outlook To Homosexuality, Authoritarian Parenting

Commented Apr 11, 2012 at 18:48:20 in Science

“In that we seem to be on different wave lengths, I will try even harder this time to communicate with you. I have completely accepted homosexuality. I hold absolutely no ill feeling toward homosexuality. I feel that this is partially because of my ability to use my intellect to control my emotions and natural instincts. I feel that there are those that can not do the same. From your emotional responds and taking what I wrote completely wrong, you may be one of them yourself. If you where not gay you might hate homosexuality. You seem to be reacting just like those you despise. So let me try again to communicate what I was trying to say. I believe that a lot of people that are not gay see gays as not normal because they see themselves as normal. If their animal instinct are telling them to get rid of the abnormal, (and this could be happening at the subconscious level) they will need their intellect to tell them other wise. If these instincts are too strong in them to over come this with intellect, they need to be locked up, and a lot of times are. If I had to walk in your shoes I would probably better understand your reaction to what I wrote. I still believe that survival is at the root of almost all human behavior and that we need to use our intellect at times to control these instincts.”