Re: Unidentified subject! --defining our terms

[thansen@moscow.com]

Greetings Visionaires -

Another definition for homophobia can be located at:

http://www.bartleby.com/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/ahdsearch?
search_type=enty&query=homophobia&db=ahd&Submit=Search

For those of you who may not be able to activate the link, it says:

"...Fear of or contempt for lesbians and gay men. 2. Behavior based on such a 
feeling. homo(sexual) + -phobia.homo·phobe -NOUNhomo·phobic -ADJECTIVE..."

That kinda simplifies things doesn't it?

This definition is from the American Heritage Dictionary of the English 
Language (4th Edition)

Take care,

Tom Hansen



> That web site lists two definitions. The first was by the George Weinberg who 
> coined the homophobia term in the late 1960s. It was "...heterosexuals' dread 
> of being in close quarters with homosexuals as well as homosexuals' self 
> loathing."
> The second comes from the 1992 American Standard Dictionary, which calls it 
> an "aversion to gay or homosexual people or their lifestyle or culture."
> 
> Which version does the WSU Safe Zone card refer to?
> 
> Cheers,
> -Ed Evans
> 
> Melynda Huskey wrote: 
> > David Douglas asks for a working definition of homophobia, and I'm
> please> d to recommend Gregory Herek's website:
> > 
> > http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/prej_defn.html
> > 
> > which includes some historical and evaluative context on several key
> term> s, including homophobia, heterosexism, and sexual prejudice.  Herek is a
> > psychology professor at the University of California, Davis.
> > 
> > Best,
> > 
> > Melynda HuskeyGet more from the Web.  FREE MSN Explorer download :
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> > 
> 
> 
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