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Homonegativity is a term, proposed for use by Hudson and Ricketts in 1980, for description of a negative attitude towards homosexuality
Homosexuality

Homosexuality refers to human sexual behavior or same-sex attraction between people of the same sex or to homosexual orientation. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "having sexual and romantic attraction primarily or exclusively to members of one?s own sex"; "it also refers to an individual?s sense of personal and social identi...
 or homosexual people, instead of the term homophobia
Homophobia

Homophobia is an irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. Some definitions lack the "irrational" component....
. The term "homophobia" also has strong negative political meaning and is perceived as pejorative and loaded. Thus the new, more scientifically correct and politically neutral, term was needed for description of the phenomenon.






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Homonegativity is a term, proposed for use by Hudson and Ricketts in 1980, for description of a negative attitude towards homosexuality
Homosexuality

Homosexuality refers to human sexual behavior or same-sex attraction between people of the same sex or to homosexual orientation. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "having sexual and romantic attraction primarily or exclusively to members of one?s own sex"; "it also refers to an individual?s sense of personal and social identi...
 or homosexual people, instead of the term homophobia
Homophobia

Homophobia is an irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. Some definitions lack the "irrational" component....
. The term "homophobia" also has strong negative political meaning and is perceived as pejorative and loaded. Thus the new, more scientifically correct and politically neutral, term was needed for description of the phenomenon.

The exact meaning of the term "homonegativity" is a subject of scientific discussion and disagreement. Hudson and Ricketts propose to use this term as descriptive for any negative attitude towards homosexuality (be it emotional, moral or intellectual disapproval), regardless of the sources of this attitude (be it based on religious, moral, ideological or other beliefs). They also propose to stop using "homophobia" in scientific context as it is a scientifically incorrect term.

Russian sexologist M.Beilkin proposes to use the term "homonegativity" only for intellectual disapproval of homosexuality, leaving the term "homophobia" for description of emotions and feelings towards homosexuality, such as fear, hatred, aversion. He does not consider the term "homophobia" wholly inaccurate, and says that homophobia really exists as a distinct phenomenon. In this view, homonegativity and homophobia are distinct terms, describing different things.

Charles Socarides
Charles Socarides

Charles W. Socarides , was an United States psychiatrist, psychoanalysis, physician, educator, and author. Socarides was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts....
, a well-known proponent of conversion therapy, says that it is scientifically incorrect to label as "homonegativity" any aversion to homosexuality which is based on traditional moral or religious views in their fullness. He claims homonegativity as distinct from homophobia, as a religious or moral basis to specifically oppose homosexuality or homosexuals, while not being so strict about other, unrelated moral or religious normatives.

See also

  • Homophobia
    Homophobia

    Homophobia is an irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. Some definitions lack the "irrational" component....
  • Heterosexism
    Heterosexism

    Heterosexism is a term that applies to negative Attitude , bias, and discrimination in favor of opposite-sex sexuality and relationships. It can include the presumption that everyone is Heterosexuality or that opposite-sex attractions and relationships are the norm and therefore superior....
  • Heteronormativity
    Heteronormativity

    Heteronormativity is a term describing the marginalization of non-heterosexual lifestyles and the view that heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation....
  • Heterophobia
    Heterophobia

    Heterophobia is a term used to describe irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against heterosexuals. Heterophobic is the adjective form of this term used to describe the qualities of these characteristics while heterophobe is the noun form given as a title to individuals with heterophobic characteristics....
  • Biphobia
    Biphobia

    Biphobia is a term used to describe fear of and aversion toward bisexuality and bisexuals as a social group or as individuals. People of any sexual orientation can experience such feelings of fear and aversion....
  • Prejudice
    Prejudice

    The word prejudice refers to prejudgment: making a decision about before becoming aware of the relevant facts of a case or event. The word has commonly been used in certain restricted contexts, in the expression 'racial prejudice'....
  • Misanthropy
    Misanthropy

    Misanthropy is a general dislike, distrust, or hatred of the human species or a disposition to dislike and/or distrust other people's silent consensus about reality....


Bibliography


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  2. Scott W. VanderStoep, ?Charles W. Green. Religiosity and Homonegativism: A Path-Analytic Study. Basic and Applied Social Psychology 1988, Vol. 9, No. 2, Pages 135-147
  3. Krane, V. (1997). Homonegativism experienced by lesbian collegiate athletes. Women in Sport and. Physical Activity Journal, 6, 141–164.
  4. Wells, J. W., & Franken, M. L. (1987). University students' knowledge about and attitudes toward homosexuality. Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 26(2), 81-9