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Pastimes : THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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To: Solon who wrote (10774)4/25/2002 6:13:54 PM
From: E  Read Replies (1) of 21057
 
This is so interesting, and intuitively credible,
that it's a shame it was so far down on the page:

University Study of Homophobia

A study that appears to reveal a major cause of
homophobia was completed at
the University of Georgia in 1996.
(1) It involved 64 white men,
none of whom had engaged in
homosexual acts during their lifetime.
Their sexual fantasies involved
only women. 35 of them were rated
homophobic; 29 non-homophobic. For
the purpose of this study, "homophobia"
was defined as a negative emotional reaction
(e.g., fear, anxiety, anger, discomfort)
to homosexuality. It was measured by
a questionnaire called the Index of
Homophobia. Each was shown
three types of X rated videotapes:
heterosexual, lesbian and gay.
A plethysmograph measuring device
(affectionately called a "peter meter")
measured the circumference of their
penis as a gauge of sexual arousal.

The two groups exhibited similar arousal when
they viewed 4 minute samples
taken from one heterosexual and one
lesbian movie. But they responded
differently to the male homosexual clip:

Degree of Tumescence: Insignificant Moderate Definite

Homophobic men 20% 26% 54%
Non-homophobic men 66% 10% 24%

The researchers concluded
that these data are
consistent with the belief
that homophobic men have
repressed homosexual desires.
An alternate, but much less likely,
explanation is that the homophobic
men's erections were caused by
anxiety during the experiment.
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