Racism is the belief that there are inherent differences in people's traits and capacities that are entirely due to their race, however defined, and that, as a consequence, racial discrimination (i.e. different treatment of those people, both socially and legally) is justified. Homophobia is a term used to refer to a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards lesbian, gay and in some cases bisexual, transgender people and behaviour, although these are usually covered under biphobia and transphobia. Intersex and asexual people are also sometimes included. Definitions refer variably to antipathy, contempt, prejudice, aversion, and irrational fear and discrimination (i.e. different treatment of those people, both socially and legally) is justified.
A conversation between a young African lady and a young African man in a social group about awareness and understanding in England:
Young Lady: Good morning guys new subject: This country is supposed to be a Christian country so why promote gay marriage, transgenda's and drag queens in our schools and TV’s? What do you think being gay is, should it be accepted in our society today and should other countries follow in our footsteps?
Young Man: It saddens me when people use instruments such as religion to justify prejudice. Did u know that a lot of white supremacy movements believed and to this day still believe that it is their God given right to be superior to Black people.
Young Lady: My view is that being Gay is a disease, manmade to destroy normality of reproduction. I am not saying that these people are evil but perhaps emotions of "I was born this way" is purely fabricated, you were not born to be bad or evil neither were u born to oppose nature.
Young Man: You know I used to be a self-confessed and full blown homophobic until I realised something, as a black person growing up I faced a lot of adversity and prejudice because of the colour of my skin. I never chose to be black, this is how I was born, the world seems to associate all things bad and evil with the colour black "black sheep", "dark lord" and the list is endless... Now for me to even have any prejudice or hatred toward homosexual people would be the height of hypocrisy.
Most homophobic people consider homosexuality as a phase or particular period of life. According to this type of misconception, arose an array opinion that people become homosexual because of their environmental influence, which is wrong. Usually people being homo-orientated are from the birth, there is even reasoned theory how this can be. Researchers claim that the base of the brain and foetus is female type at first. And only later a huge dose of male hormones and androgens change the brain into a male type. This is a scientific explanation about homosexual people birth. The reason of homosexuality is innate and all opinions and stereotypes about homosexual appearance or manners become not sensible. It is part of human nature and therefore inevitable to judge others, but you should always remember that you can insult people who are different from you just because you have some old fashion stereotypes about them.
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