What makes a person be homophobic?

But what makes it gross? if one person's perception of something not being gross does not change it's status, how does someone else thinking it is gross make it so?

I also dislike these kinds of questions, since they all have the same lengthy answer and it's too much of a pain to explain fully. I dislike answering rhetorical questions that are meant to silence the opposition since they are simply a play on words, but I will attempt anyway.

It is impossible to say that any one person's opinion can be in any way compelled to become fact, so it should be assumed that when referring one to be true it instead means that it is held by a majority of people, is the cultural standard, or there is another reason for which the opinion is held in high regard. Thus, your question is entirely void as a means to define an argument, and only viable for discerning a person's intent. I really hope I never see a question like that again, although I know I will.

Basically, an explanation isn't needed for a question that asks for a fact that cannot be obtained, and attempts to remove competition by implying that there is a factual answer to a question of opinion.

I was simply clearing up what i thought to be a hole in that argument, i believe questions of that nature are necessary to discourage ignorance. I thank you for answering in a professional manner, although if you are saying that society as a whole thinks homosexual intercourse is gross, i would propose a poll. If said poll were to be taken on Fakku i would also insist that it be made clear that it represents all homosexuals, not one gender.

That was one of the best replies I've ever seen, so congratulations. I know that it is questionable if the majority of people think gay relationships are gross, so a poll isn't necessary. I simply feel the need to voice any side of an argument that is left unheard, regardless if I believe in it.

Religion and parents forcing religion down kids throats. God say's to love thy neighbor but people chose to ostracize instead of just letting people live how they wish to live.

It is ideals such as this that promote progress, +rep.

I’m guessing not having any homosexual friends or religiously believing it’s a sin against god, or over thinking it with an overactive imagination.

I know my father (bigoted fool) and stepfather (fairly smart otherwise) both are big haters of the gay folk. I don't share their irrational hatred; I believe it fully stems from their religious upbringing.

I'd venture to say that insecurity in masculinity also contributes to such things.

When I was a young teenager I was just like them. So, it's definitely an environmental thing on some level. I don't know exactly when my mind changed on the subject matter, but I do know I recognized it was EXTREMELY hypocritical to watch lesbian pornography and then turn around and bash homosexuality.

Interesting tidbit though, in my Anthropology class there was a research study showing that homosexual men have like 4x more active sex than a average straight guy.

I used to be homophobic, until I made friends with a guy I had no idea was gay. He had a great personality and friendly towards everyone that passed him. He played sports and video games competitively. We even had a secret handshake. This was all before I even knew he was gay. When I did find out, it was a bit weird around each other. I started to become paranoid that he was "staring" at me when I wasn't looking.

It took some time before I could feel comfortable around him again. But when I did, I realize that he was the same guy the day we first started talking. Still, I do make off-handed remarks like "If you hit on me, I swear I will kill you." You know, just making sure the message stays clear.

Homophobia stems from Fear, Stupidity and a little thing called Ignorance. Most homophobic people fear that if someone is gay, then they are attracted to every male. Some stupid people feel that (Many being Christian zealots, No offence to regular Christians) if someone is not exactly as they are, then they are wrong to their fundamental core.

This is just how I feel. If a gay person knows you're straight, then the likelihood that they will hit on you is almost none. What they do is their personal business and if they are good people, then naturally I would want to be friends.

A question such as the topic is in the same category as "Why do I love this person?". It's an indescribable feeling that happens to appeal to you. If you enjoy the same sex, and the opposite sex doesn't appeal to you, that's just the way you think. Nobody can change that opinion except for yourself.

Think of it like you're being forced to write with your right hand, and your left hand happens to be the dominant hand of yours. Because most things are made for the right hand, it doesn't seem to be compatible for you to use. Now what do you do? Use your left hand on the right hand-intended products, or force yourself to learn to do things with your right hand?

And when it comes to involving someone else, they should at least get a decision whether to accept or deny their feelings. Non-mutual things should never be forced.

Yep. Reading the gun forums I belong to, easy to tell where he fear comes from.

Mostly because the social norm and prejudicial notion that every homosexual creature in the world are up to no good <--THIS i do not condone at all.

I'm a homophobe from the fact I'm scared of having a dick being stuck up my ass.

But what if one day a dick does go up your ass and you find that it actually feels really really good?

I don't really have any phobias against any specific groups of people... except for druggies.

This.

They usually don't seem to understand the very same gender when he/she has feelings for their own gender. They fear what would happen and hope not to go that way. It could be that they are only attracted to females and want to stay that way.

I think that when you grow up away from diversity it causes problems in the future because we live in a diverse globalized world. I was lucky to grow up with kids of almost every race, religion and color. So as an adult I’m not afraid of people different than me and I am open to different cultures. However I never had anyone gay or lesbian in my life growing up. So I’m impartial to homosexuals. Don’t love them or hate them. Don’t think about them. Maybe in the future, but not now.

Except for one thing…

Why it is not gross for a male and female to have anal intercourse but it is really gross if a guy on guy or girl on girl does it. There is all three in hentai on Fakku.

I was gonna type a long and very much in need to be shorten post on this but let me just sum it all up.

I don't care.

Some guy in this world decides he wants to be gay. Woopdee doo, there's a gay man in this world and I still like looking at tits and enjoy the female body.

What is this you tell me? Gay is a disease? Oh no! Let me find the nearest homosexual man and rub up against him and see if I catch the gay. What did I find out? That guy seemed to kinda like my gesture and I didn't turn gay at all. You wanna know something pal, just to shove it in your face some more I'm gonna make friends with the guy and we're gonna go to Lady Gaga concerts and find out that we both have a passion for Heavy metal and anime.

You see, there is no problem with a man or woman being homosexual. One has to realize that the presence of such people will not stop you from being able to pull down your pants and masturbate to a woman with massive tits getting rammed into.

I would write down "Why can't we all just get along?" but this just isn't that type of thing. It's an incident of "It's not a bid deal!" because in all seriousness, it just seems like the result of being uneducated and being insecure. I mean what's next? You know what, don't answer. I don't wanna know what stupidity is gonna climb out of the human social pool.

EDIT: On a side note, I also don't really care to much about homophobes with such crazed ideals. I know that there are some people with more logical reasons for their fear but really, when it comes down to "We must exterminate this 'disease'" I'm just not all too approving of the idea.

1. Ignorance
2, Lack of empathy
3. Suppressing their own desires
4. An excuse to start an 'us against them' campaign. People of insignificance, who have nothing worthwhile to contribute....they sometimes want to be a part of something greater. The drama of it makes them feel important.
5. A genuine homophobia. People have phobias of all sorts of things like of heights, spiders...some people are even afraid of other people.