Is homophobia associated with homosexual arousal?

via Hilath.com Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602-3013, USA. (Original link here) The authors investigated the role of homosexual arousal in exclusively heterosexual men who admitted negative affect toward homosexual individuals. Participants consisted of a group of homophobic men (n = 35) and a group of nonhomophobic men (n = 29); they were assigned to groups on the basis of their scores on the Index of Homophobia (W. W. Hudson & W. A. Ricketts, 1980). The men were exposed to sexually explicit erotic stimuli consisting of heterosexual, male homosexual, and lesbian videotapes, and changes in penile circumference were monitored. They also completed an Aggression Questionnaire (A. H. Buss & M. Perry, 1992). Both groups exhibited increases in penile...

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Providing Support For The Maldives

Article posted on Tuesday, 25 August 2009, Sydney Star Observer *** From his new home in New Zealand, Male-born Grant (name substituted) and his boyfriend recently formed the Maldives’ first gay rights lobby and support group. We decided to found Rainbow Maldives as an online community that would support queer Maldivians and their allies, and help foster a sense of community, while maintaining enough anonymity to protect those who fear persecution or prosecution, Grant said. Our group seeks to build and consolidate the Maldivian LGBTQ community, and increase queer visibility and awareness, with the eventual aim of making the Maldives a safer,...

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