Psychoanalytic Anxiety
Homophobia is linked with Homosexual arousal ?
I saw this as one of the answers to a question here, and it made me curious. The article says:
“New Study Links Homophobia with Homosexual Arousal
Questions Whether It Is Latent Homosexuality Or A Response to Anxiety
Psychoanalytic theory holds that homophobia –the fear, anxiety, anger, discomfort and aversion that some ostensibly heterosexual people hold for gay individuals — is the result of repressed homosexual urges that the person is either unaware of or denies. A study appearing in the August issue of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association (APA), provides new empirical evidence that is consistent with that theory……..”
for the full article, read here.
http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/glb/glbtphobia.html
i was just curious about the opinions about this.
This is all very Freudian-sounding to me. But it does seem to hold some truth – I am sure that there are many homophobes w/ these repressed urges. Also, I think b/c it is SO forbidden and SO wrong in some religious traditions, that homosexuality is appealing yet these people cannot admit this to themselves, further repressing any thoughts at all on the matter. Except for that it’s REALLY wrong. (Not only religious either, but maybe general upbringing) What is wrong can be appealing but what is really bad can be downright scary. Any more thoughts?
P.s. to Contemplativ: if the writers of the article were more modern thinkers (psychologists) they would note that reaction and emotion are one in the same. One does not precede the other. They go hand in hand. Just a note. I’m a psych major. 
I guess I could check the article out myself.
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