Sorry CM2, I went to post before the choral fest began. Didn't mean to interrupt before.
I wrote a term paper on phobias last year, and the behaviors that are being identified with homophobia are not actual symptoms of a phobia.
A phobia is a persistent, excessive fear of the presence or anticipation of an object or situation. The stimulus provokes an immediate anxiety response, usually a panic attack. The avoidance and distress in anticipation of the stimulus interferes with the individual's normal routine and daily functioning.
The common meaning of homophobia is definitely a social disease and can be called a sociopathic disorder, but it is not a phobia.
Sorry, but the misuse of the names of psychological conditions is one of my pet peeves. Don't get me started on "antisocial".
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never
knowing how
Updated On: 6/9/05 at 06:58 PM