Colour me surprised…

“Homophobia is more pronounced in individuals with an unacknowledged attraction to the same sex and who grew up with authoritarian parents who forbade such desires,” a series of physiological studies conducted by scientists at the University of Rochester, the University of Essex, England, and the University of California in Santa Barbara conclude. “Individuals who identify as straight but in psychological tests show a strong attraction to the same sex may be threatened by gays and lesbians because homosexuals remind them of similar tendencies within themselves,” explains Netta Weinstein, the study’s lead author. “In many cases these are people who are at war with themselves and they are turning this internal conflict outward,” says co-author Richard Ryan.

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 Also this, this, this… and plenty more examples if you look for ‘em.

Pray the anti-gay away

Good heavens, I really am quite desperate to avoid essay writing at all costs, aren’t I? No matter. I’m here to add yet another homophobe getting caught  ‘arranging’ a gay sex tryst via Craigslist onto this list that I compiled last year and, this year, this dude.

So, who is this latest fellow who has had his hypocrisy exposed for all to see?

His name is Phillip Hinkle and he is a Republican lawmaker, an Indiana state Representative to be exact. He is refusing to resign despite pressure from his colleagues. He has admitted to meeting one Kameryn Gibson, 18, and giving him $80 for his time, but denied a sex act or any other wrongdoing took place.

The Republican said: ‘I went to the edge, but I didn’t fall over the edge.’

. . .

Mr Hinkle, a strong opponent of gay marriage, denied he has homosexual tendencies.

He told the Star: ‘I say that emphatically. I’m not gay.’

. . .

Mr Hinkle, who boasts that he co-sponsored the creation of ‘In God we trust’ license plates in Indiana, has voted in favor of a gay marriage ban.

Yeah. Uh uh.

All that glitters IS gold!

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