Sentences with phrase «of homophobia»

And when accused of homophobia, she suggested that those challenging her were «evil» and «expired people».

Mr Johnson was keen to demonstrate his liberal views on the topic during the 2008 race after facing accusations of homophobia from some quarters.

The culture secretary, Ben Bradshaw, asserts that «a deep strain of homophobia still exists on the Conservative benches».

Haring's focus on the issues of homophobia held a strong connection to the fear of AIDS, which was significant given the fact that at the time, the societal dichotomies grew stronger, and the divisions between healthy and sick became synonymous for the straight and gay polarization, reinforcing prejudices and hatred.

The possible protective role of mediating variables to reduce the impacts of risk factors (including experience of Homophobia for example), such as «identity cohesion» and sense of connection to the queer or broader community require further investigation and provide clues as to protective preventive, early intervention and clinical interventions

But in May a paper in The Journal of Sexual Medicine found that men with higher levels of homophobia tended to look longer at photographs with homosexual rather than heterosexual content.

Arsenal have teamed up with big organisations such as Paddy Power, Stonewall and the Gay Football Supporters» Network to try and tackle the ongoing problem of homophobia in football.

He said Mr Cameron «talks the talk but he doesn't walk the walk,» and speaking about Tory MPs in general, he said: «A deep strain of homophobia still exists on the Conservative benches».

I call myself out, now, because I still witness others who claim they are not homophobic... and then promptly stand by with hesitation in the face of homophobia.

A powerpoint on homophobia containing a quiz, information on various types of homophobia and a discussion and written task.

Personally, I think a lot of homophobia stems from ignorance about sex in general!

During last year's Gay Pride Week at Princeton University, the student newspaper declared that the suggestion that the merits of homosexuality might be open to critical discussion is itself an example of homophobia.

Not to give in to one's erotic desires, and not to declare publicly that one is doing so, is cowardly self - denial and, of course, an instance of homophobia.

Saying he's a «simple man» who makes mistakes, Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino apologized Tuesday for comments he made about gays that provoked charges of homophobia.

Isaac Katz, son of Jonathan Katz, the Washington University professor whose essay, «In Defense of Homophobia» got him booted from the government's oil spill team, has come out of the closet: «When I told my dad I was gay, his immed... Read

The Orizzonti Best Film Award went to Robin Campillo's Eastern Boys, which, with its depiction of rent boys from Eastern Europe and a middle - aged man's passion for one of them, can be seen as a well - meaning comment on the displays of homophobia seen earlier this year in France.

Kirsty Williams, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, has challenged the Welsh Government on the prevalence of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in Welsh schools, following homophobic tweeting at openly gay rugby referee Nigel Owens.

Malloy told reporters earlier this week, after McDonald's nomination was rejected in the Senate, that Hartley «has a history of homophobia.»

Tory MP Nick Herbert suggests that «it's quite hard to make the argument of homophobia [in his party] stack up when visible evidence is that the Conservatives have changed» (Why we win the pink vote, 7 July).

At a time when «Making a Murderer» caused a sensation, «Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four» could resonate; Deborah S. Esquenazi's film deals with four women who were convicted of assault in an atmosphere of homophobia and religious panic.

thrown in... and seasoned with a dash of homophobia for taste (effeminate men mincing and kissing each other in the ring)-- all things NEA professes to abhor.

As the debate continues over the firing of two Toronto firefighters for posting sexist tweets, a new Ontario arbitration ruling has allowed for much more lenient punishment of a teacher who made allegations of homophobia against his principal.

I did not expect the UCP leader to embrace a progressive agenda, but I believed a 20 - year veteran of Ottawa politics would at a bare minimum take a reasonable approach to creating safe school environments for students, not, as Postmedia columnist Paula Simons tweeted this week, sound an «air raid siren of homophobia.»

In Jansen, Notley picked up a politician with nearly identical views on social issues, and both remember how the stench of homophobia doomed the Wildrose in the 2012 election that Alison Redford's progressive Tories won.

Just as the «woman problem» is really a problem of male chauvinism, the «homosexual problem», is really a problem of the homophobia of heterosexuals.

I could dismiss your view the same way — a mere rationalization of homophobia, but I did not.

The society's «failure» to put homosexuality on a moral par with heterosexuality is not a result of homophobia, as that term is now recklessly used, but of a human refusal to accept the end of history.

It is the source of homophobia, xenophobia, racism, sexism, terrorism, bigotry of every variety and hue, because it tells us there is one right way to do things, to look, to behave, to feel, when the only right way is to feel your heart hammering inside you and to listen to what its timpani is saying.»

We have been the major institutional legitimizer of compulsory heterosexuality» (Christianity and Crisis, May 19, 1986, p. 179) Evangelicals confess that they have been guilty of homophobia.

This explains accusations of homophobia hurled against anyone who rejects or even questions same - sex marriage.

And, of course, opposing same - sex marriage is just an expression of my homophobia.

A single sting of homophobia, and I see I hold the unrealistic belief that gay and lesbian d deserve to live in a wasp - free environment.

It came to be seen as a symbol of homophobia in government until its repeal by Labour in 2003.

Thomas Hitzlsperger's announcement that he's gay mean's we're a little closer to tearing down the last bastion of homophobia in England.

However Conservative LGBT parliamentary candidates like Iain Dale seem to want to whitewash the Law and Justice party or use other methods to diminish the scale of homophobia shown by the Law and Justice party.

It hasn't happened sooner because of homophobia and transphobia.

We allow the rot of homophobia to fester.»

Iain Duncan Smith today risked accusations of homophobia after calling a gay Labour MP a «pantomime dame».

2004, 2006 and 2008 were a perfect series of innoculations against the poison of homophobia.

Assemblywoman Deborah Glick suggested the quote had a whiff of homophobia to it.