Is homophobia increasing or decreasing?

Question

What is your thoughts?

Answer 1

Dude, luckily it's on the decrease. Cool avatar.

Answer 2

It has changed.

Homophobia used to involve shunning/disinheriting homo relatives and firing them from jobs. Or, it was a topic that was avoided.

As more and more homos come out of the closet (both famous and anonymous), the topic cannot be avoided any longer.

Seems to me that a polarization is taking place in the past 40 years. Either straight folks are starting to realize that homo folks are ordinary people and have started accepting them as such. Or they are digging in their heels and reaffirming their belief that being homo is a perverted, unnatural choice that should be punished like a crime.

Hate crimes against homos have increased. But that could simply because they are being reported more, not because they are occuring more.

Answer 3

I think that as GLBT come out into the public eye more, so do the hate crimes against us and the legislation against us. Years ago it was a crime to have homosexual relations; now it's a crime for us to try and get married to the ones we love.

It's increasing, in the sense that we *still* are not recognized as equal citizens even though we are people who contribute to society just like everyone else.

Answer 4

its on the rise, just out of earshot and among the younger males in my work place. I hear an awful lot of gay bashing and alleged abuses. As well as verbal harrasment towards alleged individuals (newly hired) suspected of being gay, these unfortunate people usually don't stay long, its a wonder that my company hasn't been sued for discrimination.
It's only a matter of time till someone get reckless and someone gets hurt for no reason.

Its really sad.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

slightly in america hate crimes have decreased 87% since 1997 and from a survey ive read 78% of people dont care about your sexual prefernce and an amzing 93% of women and 56% of men wouldnt care if there children were lesbian or gay. It seems for girls it dosent matter but for guys its still a big deal unless you "bi" It seems no one has a problem if you still like girls which i dont get because if you like guys you like guys. whether your gay or bi lol.

Answer 7

homophobia as a bogus buzzword created by gay activists to give the false impression that people who resist the gay agenda are mentally ill instead of the other way around

Answer 8

I think it's very much subject to where you live. I wont even travel to the South, but here on the West Coast, I have no problems.

Answer 9

I think that when it is shown in public, there is a backlash against it. Nobody wants to be seen as an unfair bigot.

Answer 10

no matter what, someone out there won't like you for any number of obscure, idiotic reasons. a little bit of self-restraint in public is good for all kinds. oh, my answer is neither. history is full of opposite ends of that spectrum.