On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, stuart wrote:
> I find this quite hard to believe. In fact it seems from my vantage point to
> be quite the opposite, in terms of having family, friends, co-workers or
> whomever who are gay than having such in interacial relationships. I wonder
> what this very average sample is. There are certainly large and virulent
> pockets of anti-gay sentiment, most notably conservative religious sorts who
> see purple gay teletubbies behind every bush.,
My absolutely unscientific observation is that people who are not aware
of being around gay people can often be homophobic, but most of them get
over it (to a good degree anyway) once the blinders go up or they get to
know someone who is gay. Most of the people I've met who are homophobic
have never met a gay person, as far as they know. And that may explain a
lot about this survey. Whereas I think the racial attitudes can cut much
deeper and are tougher to overcome.
Will Miner
Denver, CO
