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A new look at homophobia and heterosexism in Canada : Nouveau regard sur l'homophobie et l'hétérosexisme au Canada

5 Jan 2004

The author would like to acknowledge the collaboration and support of the following: • The Advisory Committee who provided valuable feedback throughout the process; • Albert McLeod, Wendy Maxwell, John Fisher and Raj Maharaj who wrote several important sections of the document; • My colleague Shari Brotman of the McGill School of Social Work who critiqued and improved the content; • Marc-André LeB [...] The following areas appear to be particularly relevant in the context of this discussion paper: 1. Attitudes in society, and in the helping professions, toward gay, lesbian and bisexual people and their personal and social identities; 2. Issues related to stigma, and its application to the lives of gay, lesbian and bisex- ual people; 3. Factors in the development and acquisition of gay and lesbian [...] The Literature 7 With respect to the origins of these beliefs, Fone (2000) asserts that homophobia arises from the Judeo-Christian religious taboo against homosexuality, the secret fear of being homosexual, repressed envy of the perceived ease in the life of homosexuals, the view of homosexuality as a threat to family life and values and the re-awakening of fears of death caused by homosexuals who [...] This characterizes most of the research that has been conducted around the issue of homosexuality and the psychiatric/psychological health of gays and lesbians that began with the assumption that homosexuality is indicative, per se, of psychopathology. [...] Many participants in a national Canadian study found the level of knowledge of professionals to be inadequate, the amount of homophobic reactions to their lives to be unethical, and the willingness of the health care system to adapt to their needs to be minimal.
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Authors

Ryan, Bill

Pages
108
Published in
Canada

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