If you were straight, would you be homophobic???

[jubalon]

I would probably be homophobic in my teenage years, and probably let go of my homophobia after growing up some more. Probably being very pro gay.

When I was closeted I would never say anything homophobic, but I would most often give an agreement by silence. Not remarking homophobic remarks or whatever. I had sort of a weak personality when I was younger, and was more focused on fitting in than being an individual.

Somewhere on my way into my twenties, I realized how destructive that way of being was. Resulting in coming out of the closet for once, but also being much more vocal about my own opinions. And spending more time trying to find out who I want to be, and what my opinions in different matters should be. I am open minded, and I come from a pretty open minded family, so they would never affect me to be homophobic. Rather my teenage friends/friends from the neighbourhood I grew up in, were very homophobic and narrow minded – and those were the people I spent all of my childhood and teenage years trying to adjust to.

So, I reckon I would be sort of homophobic, due to not considering having a mind of my own during my earlier years. And probably I would let my mind evolve with some years. Thinking about it, if I wasn't gay, I would maybe not feel the need for something else, and become a narrow minded idiot. Who knows?

 

[frankfrank]

^ You gave a better answer than the one I was going to give! The "big paragraph" doesn't apply to my situation as much, but the rest certainly does.

Because I've resolved to treat other people as I'd hope to be treated in a similar circumstance, being antigay would by definition go against that entirely, because I'd be asking how I'd want to be treated if I were gay.