Homophobia: Difference between revisions

'''Homophobia''' encompasses a range of negative [[attitude (psychology)|attitudes]] and feelings toward [[homosexuality]] or people who are identified or perceived as being [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]] or [[transgender]] ([[LGBT]]).<ref name="Adams">{{cite book|authors=Maurianne Adams, Lee Anne Bell, Pat Griffin|title=Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice|isbn =1135928509|publisher=[[Routledge]]|year=2007|pages=198–199|accessdate=December 27, 2014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zgGUAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA198|quote=Because of the complicated interplay among gender identity, gender roles, and sexual identity, transgender people are often assumed to be lesbian or gay (See ''Overview: Sexism, Heterosexism, and Transgender Oppression''). ... Because transgender identity challenges a binary conception of sexuality and gender, educators must clarify their own understanding of these concepts. ... Facilitators must be able to help participants understand the connections among sexism, heterosexism, and transgender oppression and the ways in which gender roles are maintained, in part, through homophobia.}}</ref><ref name="Renzetti">{{cite book|authors=Claire M. Renzetti, Jeffrey L. Edleson|title=Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence|isbn =1452265917|publisher=[[SAGE Publications]]|year=2008|page=338|accessdate=December 27, 2014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lP1yAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT372|quote=In a culture of homophobia (an irrational fear of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender [GLBT] people), GLBT people often face a heightened risk of violence specific to their sexual identities.}}</ref><ref name="Schuiling">{{cite book|authors=Kerri Durnell Schuiling, Frances E. Likis|title=Women's Gynecologic Health|isbn =0763756377|publisher=[[Jones & Bartlett Publishers]]|year=2011|pages=