doi: 10.1037//0021-843x.105.3.440

  • @captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    120 hours ago

    Yeah I prefer to think of it as that the most violent enforcers of homophobia are often queer. Gay people operate the conversion camps, straight people send their kids to them at the behest of a straight preacher. The straight people in this scenario have other things on their mind, homophobia isn’t their primary concern, but it is one of their concerns.

    • @faythofdragons@slrpnk.net
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      120 hours ago

      Eh, yes and no. I wouldn’t say that they’re operating the camps, but kapos are an unfortunate reality.

      I’d agree that homophobia isn’t the primary concern for most straight people, but with the caveat that it is the primary concern for the families who are worried enough to enter the conversion camp pipeline. I’d also argue that homophobia was a primary method of control via fear by specifically the preachers in the camp pipeline, though that stick is getting worn out and they’re starting to swap to transphobia for fresh fear. There are many roads to hell though, so you’re right about it not being their only concern.