| LC control no. | sh2005020575 |
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| Topical heading | Internalized homophobia |
| Variant(s) | Ego-dystonic homophobia Homophobia in gay people, Internalized Internalized homophobia in gay people |
| See also | Gay people--Psychology Homophobia Self-hate (Psychology) |
| Found in | Work cat.: Rank, D. Internalized homophobia in lesbians, 2000: p. 2 (used to define the self-hatred a homosexual person feels as a result of being socialized by a heterosexual world) p. 3 (represents an internalization of negative attitudes and assumptions; ego-dystonic homosexuality ... dissatisfaction with being homosexual and as being associated with low self-esteem and self-hatred) Wikipedia, July 29, 2005 (under Homophobia: Internalised homophobia. Internalized homophobia (or ego-dystonic homophobia) usually refers to homophobia as a prejudice carried by LGBT people against themselves and others like them. It includes a discomfort with or disapproval of one's own LGBT status (e.g. sexual orientation).) ArtPolitic encyc. of politics, via WWW, July 29, 2005 (under Homophobia: Homophobia directed against oneself, called internalised homophobia or ego-dystonic homophobia, can result in lifelong suffering of depression, low self-esteem and a stunted love life and sexuality) GLBTQ : an encyc. of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender & queer culture, via WWW, July 29, 2005 (under Homophobia: Internalized Heterosexuality. Homophobia is not limited to heterosexuals, but exists among homosexuals as well. Internalized homophobia probably results from the negative ideas about homosexuality that many gay men and lesbians absorb from the larger society. The effects of internalized homophobia can be severe.) |
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