Why do so many people hate gay people?

Question

I dont understand why so many people hate gay people, i take so much crap everyday, just for being gay... its not my choice! i dont choose to be this way!!! Every day I go "Why God Why?" (But then i see some shirtless guy jog by and go "Thank you..") But what is so different between gay and straight? They like girls, i like guys. SO WHAT?!?!?!?!?

Answer 1

People hate what they don't understand and they are usually ignorant people. Don't take their crap. When that shirtless guy runs by enjoy it and ignore the mindless intolerance of those people.

Answer 2

Most people fear what they don't understand. Those who often are hostile toward the unknown do so because it goes against their belief/experience system. Lets face it there are more straight people than gay so the law of "the group sets the course or says how the course goes" would tell us that because there is more of us (not gay people), what we think or how were are must be right. So it is our base nature that compels us to destroy anything that isn't like us in any area, not just being gay but anything that is different for the group.

I think the best way to deal with the anger you are experiencing is to love those people who are hostile toward you where they are at in their lives and have patience with them. Love and understanding from you will often help others to see more than what they started out with (IE change their belief system). Good luck and may Father God bless you in this endeavor.

Answer 3

Because we are afraid. You sound frustrated but realistic about your circumstance. What we, who don't understand, see is a threat that the world could change to be a majority of gays and/or that our children may be influenced, since we don't really believe that being gay is not a "choice". Gay parades and same sex couples kissing in public are a threat to our belief that a "normal world" is needed for moral codes and progression of society in the correct direction. We only see the visible indications of the "attitude" that gays have even though that group is a very small part of your community. So when one rears his or her head he or she is labelled immediately. Very much like the difference between "women's lib" and "women's rights" looked a long time ago. That conundrum hasn't been put to bed either.

Answer 4

You are right, so what. You can't help it. You were born that way. Maybe they are just jealous of you.To hate is just as bad as being gay according to the BIBLE. If you are asking GOD, why you. Then ask GOD to help people from hating. Hating is just another way for people to form prejudice against something.

Answer 5

they say Ignorance is Bliss and I guess some people are just blessed with bliss. Most people are afraid of gays why is complex maybe they are afraid they might be considered gay for thinking you are OK. As for me as long as you are a decent person sexual orientation does not come into it

Answer 6

I think a lot of people just see a man loving another man or a woman loving another woman (in a sexual way) as being unnatural. Many, many generations were taught that sex was love between a man and a woman and from that love came a child.
What I don't understand is a homosexual's desire to "tell the world" what their sexual desires are. Straight people don't "come out of the closet" to announce that they like oral sex, or they like to play dress-up, or they're into dominance, or they do it with the lights out. Why do gay people feel the need to tell others about their sex lives?
Is it because homosexuals think it is a life-style as opposed to a sexual preference? If so, why do gays tell us there's no difference between a hetersexual's abilities and a homosexual's abilities? I personally don't care what a person does in the privacy of their own home. I guess what iritates me is not that one is homosexual, but that they feel the need to share it with me.

happy hunting

Answer 7

people dont understand what is different than them, i am gay, and very in the closet, but being so, i see what people would never say out loud in front of a gay person. some of it is very mean, like"they could change if they just tried" and i think to myself"so your saying that if YOU wanted to, you could turn gay, i dont think so" and other things are kinda sad like"i feel sorry for them gay's, they are forced to like the same-sex" were not forced, and we dont have any choice as to who were attracted to. in time, people will come to accept us as the have come to accept colored/black/african american people.. it might take some time, but we will be equals one day. I see it as this way, "they usedto make black people drink from different drinking fountains, use different bathrooms," we never had it that bad, but now people all know that was way wrong, one day, people will look back and say "wow, i cant believe that we made it illegal for gays to get married" "that was soo wrong" they will realize that "we"(gays) are no different than "them" (straights), just as african americans are no different than white ameicans. We are all americans, and were all living in this world together, so why can't we just get along? GOOD LUCK WITH LIFE, AND KNOW YOU ARE NOT ALONE, 38% OF THE AMERICAN POPULATION IS HOMOSEXUAL, LESBIAN, OR GAY, ETC. if we wanted to, we could rise up and overtake the american population of straights, but thats another discussion. till then, LOVE ALWAYS, -JER

Answer 8

Theres nothing rong with liking guys, i mean theres nothing realy different the only difference are the private parts and the looks, i think so many people hate gay people because first of all there jealous of the gay guy because women like him for his personality, people hate gay people to because there different from other guys, look at it this way ive noticed that most gay guys are alot more caring for peoples feelings, ive noticed also there very affectionnate, ive noticed also that they are alot more succesfull and positive about life, don't worry it's who god created you to be don't change that's who you are and no one can change that i think your a pretty nice guy! Good Luck and also don't take that crap from those stupid ridiculous people!

Answer 9

i have nothing agents gay some people are just ignored jerks that's all just be who u are inside and don't let nobody bother you and don't listen what other people say.

Answer 10

I guess people learn from there parents and then they go with that attitude for the rest of there lifes. My parents taught me there was nothing wrong with being gay.