Homophobia; pg 366

"The irrational fear of gay men and lesbians is called homophobia" (Jandt, pg. 366). The idea that homophobia still exists is completely stupid. But if you truly think about it, there are other irrational phobias out there. The one with homophobia has so much controversy and is a rather weird interpretation to how people have these fears. Some heterosexuals are frightened of being or becoming gay and others are gay, but they are scared to admit it themselves. There is a rather strange social stigma behind the idea of homosexuality and it really comes off of a religious view. Religious people, extremists, are often the ones broadcasting that homosexuality is the greatest sin of them all. Truth of that matter is that no matter what particular sin that you do, they are all just as equal. So if you are a heterosexual male and you have sex with many women, that is a sin. If you steal from anyone or kill someone, it is a sin. If two men or two women have sex with each other, that is a sin. They are all different kinds of sins, but they are all rather much equal to each other, but in heaven or hell have different consequences for them. Dante's Inferno is the best example of an idea of what the seven circles of hell have for each of the different sins. There is a show called Degrassi: The Next Generation in which there is a gay character. Watch the entire youtube clip on this seen here, a great example of homophobia from 2:32 to 3:20. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED_LzPzcZtk