>Tedd Hadley wrote:
>
>> Although this is obviously a parody, the point begin attempted
>> seems to be severely undermined as soon as one realizes that
>> homophobia is very likely a subcategory of a larger human tendency
>> - xenophobia - which, despite probable genetic basis, is still
>> successfully treated by educational approaches.
Cliff Lundberg:
>Homophobia may have a biological basis. Among terrestrial vertebrates,
>sexual mounting is a common symbol of dominance over other males.
>Males should instinctively react against this, fighting for their own
>dominance. Perhaps this is so deeply ingrained that any suggestion
>of sexual advance from another male evokes the reflex.
oh? why is it that for a lot of men "no thank you" is enough?
Susan
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For if there is a sin against life, it consists not so much in despairing
of life as in hoping for another and in eluding the implacable grandeur of
this one.
--Albert Camus
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