Anti-gay slogans are catchphrases or slogans which express opposition to homosexuality in ways which gay rights activists consider to be irrationally hostile or fearful (see homophobia and also anti-gay). Whether any particular formula is actually irrational is, of course, a matter of considerable controversy. These slogans, along with moral or scriptural prohibitions, have a long history, dating back at least as far as Classical Greece 2500 years ago. They range from the disrespectful, denigrating and pejorative to those expressing antipathy on religious or moral grounds. They commonly use pejorative terms like " ...

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• Anti-gay slogan - Themes
• Anti-gay slogan - Declaration that same-sex love is unnatural
• Anti-gay slogan - Blame for Biblical plagues and natural disasters
• Anti-gay slogan - Conflation with child abuse
• Anti-gay slogan - Dissipation of vital force
• Anti-gay slogan - Association with effeminacy in men and masculinity in women
• Anti-gay slogan - Homosexuality as a sin
• Anti-gay slogan - AIDS as a gay disease

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Anti-gay slogan, Anti-gay slogan - Themes, Anti-gay slogan - Declaration that same-sex love is unnatural, Anti-gay slogan - Blame for Biblical plagues and natural disasters, Anti-gay slogan - Conflation with child abuse, Anti-gay slogan - Dissipation of vital force, Anti-gay slogan - Association with effeminacy in men and masculinity in women, Anti-gay slogan - Homosexuality as a sin, Anti-gay slogan - AIDS as a gay disease

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The stock phrases used against same-sex love have changed little over the centuries. They are one of the main vehicles for the propagation of anti-gay attitudes. Anti-gay slogan - Declaration that same-sex love is unnatural. Main articles: Queer studies, and [[]], and See also:

Anti-gay slogan, Anti-gay slogan - Themes, Anti-gay slogan - Declaration that same-sex love is unnatural, Anti-gay slogan - Blame for Biblical plagues and natural disasters, Anti-gay slogan - Conflation with child abuse, Anti-gay slogan - Dissipation of vital force, Anti-gay slogan - Association with effeminacy in men and masculinity in women, Anti-gay slogan - Homosexuality as a sin, Anti-gay slogan - AIDS as a gay disease

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Violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered (LGBT), sometimes called hate crimes can occur either at the hands of individuals or groups, or as part of governmental enforcement of laws targeting people who are seen to violate heteronormative rules. People who are merely perceived to be LGBT (but who are actually not) may also be targeted. Anti-LGBT violence can ...

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• Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - Statistics
• Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - State-sponsored violence
• Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - Individual violence

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The term homophobia means an "irrational fear of or contempt for homosexuality or homosexuals". It is derived from the words homosexual and phobia (meaning panic fear in Greek). The term itself is however often broadened to encompass other feelings such as aversion to, disparagement of, or discrimination against gay people, their lifestyle, or culture. [1] Homophobia - Etymology. According to the Oxford ...

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• Homophobia - Etymology
• Homophobia - Dual associations and usage controversy
• Homophobia - Internalized homophobia
• Homophobia - Fear of being identified as a homosexual
• Homophobia - Homophobia as prejudice
• Homophobia - Sexist beliefs
• Homophobia - Opposition to homophobia
• Homophobia - Homophobia as applied to political figures
• Homophobia - Excerpts from discussions of the term
• Homophobia - Homophobia in popular culture

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Alter-globalization (or altermondialization from the French altermondialisme) is the name of a social movement which supports the international integration of globalization but advocates that values of democracy, economic justice, environmental protection, and human rights be put ahead of purely economic concerns. The term is considered distinct from the more widely-used word 'anti-globalization', which is thought to be pejorative by members of the movement. The name may be taken as coming from the popular slogan of this movement: 'Anoth ...

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Christiania was founded in 1971, when a group of hippie squatters took over an area of abandoned military barracks. One of the more influential people was Jacob Ludvigsen, who published an anarchist newspaper, which widely announced the proclamation of the free town. For years the legal status of the region was in limbo, as the Danish government attempted, without success, to remove the squatters. Later, a biker gan ...

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Freetown Christiania, Freetown Christiania - History, Freetown Christiania - Future of Christiania, Freetown Christiania - Struggle for control, Freetown Christiania - Popular slogans, Freetown Christiania - Popular pro-Christiania slogans, Freetown Christiania - Popular anti-Christiania slogan

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The drug trade in Christiania has been a source of constant outrage for many Danish politicians and the current centre-right coalition government is taking a number of steps to "normalize" Christiania, ( i.e. ensure that Danish law is respected). The first step in this process was a police crackdown on the drug trade. Both politicians and police have declared that the drug trade will not be allowed to return. The second (and currently ongoing) phase is the registration of all buildings in Christiania so that property taxes can be collected ( ...

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Freetown Christiania, Freetown Christiania - History, Freetown Christiania - Future of Christiania, Freetown Christiania - Struggle for control, Freetown Christiania - Popular slogans, Freetown Christiania - Popular pro-Christiania slogans, Freetown Christiania - Popular anti-Christiania slogan

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In certain ways, the founding of NION parallels that of ANSWER. ANSWER is an anti-imperialist, coalition that was founded on the eve of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, largely by members of the Workers World Party (WWP). (Four years later, however, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, an offshoot of WWP, has replaced WWP's influence in ANSWER). NION was founded six months later, largely by members of the Revolutionary Communist P ...

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Not in Our Name, Not in Our Name - Role in the anti-war movement, Not in Our Name - Antecedents of the Name, Not in Our Name - Two key documents, Not in Our Name - Pledge of Resistance, Not in Our Name - Statement of Conscience, Not in Our Name - Signatories, Not in Our Name - 2005 Statement of Conscience, Not in Our Name - Slogans, Not in Our Name - External link

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Early in their existence, NION produced two documents -- the "Pledge of Resistance" [2] and the "Statement of Conscience" [3] -- that are widely credited with providing focus and expression to the U.S. anti-war movement. Not in Our Name - Pledge of Resistance. The Pledge is written by Starhawk and Saul Williams, in the style of free verse, beginning: We believe that as people living in the United States it is our responsibility to resist the injustices done by our government, in our names Not in our name ...

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Not in Our Name, Not in Our Name - Role in the anti-war movement, Not in Our Name - Antecedents of the Name, Not in Our Name - Two key documents, Not in Our Name - Pledge of Resistance, Not in Our Name - Statement of Conscience, Not in Our Name - Signatories, Not in Our Name - 2005 Statement of Conscience, Not in Our Name - Slogans, Not in Our Name - External link

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Individuals, singly or in groups, have at times taken it upon themselves (usually flouting the law) to repress those alleged to manifest variant sexual behavior. In some legal jurisdictions in the United States, these acts may be legally classified as hate crimes, which increases the resulting penalty if convicted. Some notable incidents of hate-related assaults include: Tennessee Williams was the victim of a gay-bashing in January 1979 in Key West, being beaten by five teenage boys, but he was not seriously injured. The ...

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Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered, Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - Statistics, Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - State-sponsored violence, Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - Individual violence

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Sexual relations between individuals of the same sex have frequently been repressed by the state under pain of mutilation and death. Such events (represented as buggery or sodomy) took place in Europe from the fifth to the twentieth centuries, and in Muslim countries from the beginning of the Muslim era up to and including the present day. Among the states that have historically punished homosexuality with death are: The Roman Empire starting under Constantine around 400 CE. Illustrative victim: Abbasid Ba ...

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Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered, Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - Statistics, Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - State-sponsored violence, Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - Individual violence

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In many countries, deliberate use of hate speech is a criminal offence prohibited under incitement to hatred legislation. Such prohibitions have parallels with earlier prohibitions on such issues as obscenity and blasphemy, which are or were also prosecutable offences. Some examples: Holocaust denial is outlawed in most European countries as a form of hate speech (see also historical revisionism). In the United Kingdom, incitement to racial hatred is an offence under the Public Order Act 1986 wi ...

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Hate speech, Hate speech - Controversy, Hate speech - Legal aspects in the United States and elsewhere, Hate speech - Speech codes, Hate speech - Laws against hate speech, Hate speech - Justification for laws controlling or prohibiting hate speech, Hate speech - Arguments against legal restrictions, Hate speech - Differing concepts of what is offensive, Hate speech - Hate speech codes and censorship in academia, Hate speech - Examples of hate speech, Hate speech - Sources

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The California Association for Human Relations Organizations (CAHRO) asserts that mainstream hate-groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the White Aryan Resistance preach violence against racial, religious, sexual and other minorities in the USA. These groups have hate hotlines, Internet websites and chartrooms, and a hate propaganda distribution networks designed to transform the fears of the economically challenged, the paranoid and the ignorant into violence, and to brutalize minorities and vandalize their property. They further assert that ...

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Hate group, Hate group - How hate groups work, Hate group - Hate groups throughout history, Hate group - Violence by hate groups, Hate group - Verbal violence, Hate group - Psychopathology of hate groups, Hate group - Stage 1: Grouping, Hate group - Stage 2: Self-definition, Hate group - Stage 3: Disparaging the target, Hate group - Stage 4: Taunting the target, Hate group - Stage 5: Attacking without weapons, Hate group - Stage 6: Attacking with weapons, Hate group - Stage 7: Destroying the target, Hate group - Hate groups on the Internet, Hate group - Hate groups and new religious movements, Hate group - Normalization of hate groups, Hate group - Listing of hate groups, Hate group - Hate group as a label

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A component considered to play into homophobia, as considered by some theorists, such as Calvin Thomas and Judith Butler, is an individual's fear of being identified as homosexual him or herself. This notion suggests that when expressing homophobic viewpoints and emotions, the individual who does so is not only expressing his thoughts as to homosexuals, but also actively attempting to distance himself from this category and attributed social status. Therefore, by distancing him or herself from the people in question, he/she is reaffir ...

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Homophobia, Homophobia - Etymology, Homophobia - Dual associations and usage controversy, Homophobia - Internalized homophobia, Homophobia - Fear of being identified as a homosexual, Homophobia - Homophobia as prejudice, Homophobia - Sexist beliefs, Homophobia - Opposition to homophobia, Homophobia - Homophobia as applied to political figures, Homophobia - Excerpts from discussions of the term, Homophobia - Homophobia in popular culture

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Whether viewed as unfounded prejudices or legitimate moral opinions, anti-LGBT attitudes have been reflected in legislation and have had a profound impact on political debates over LGBT civil rights in general. They have also result in violence against LGBT people, sometimes by individuals, sometimes state-sanctioned or organized. Many social and religious attitudes toward homosexuality are negative, which some might describe as homophobic. See Societal attitudes towards homosexuality and Religion and homosexuality. Psychology researchers have used the SDO and RWA measures to predict homophobic attitudes. ...

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Homophobia, Homophobia - Etymology, Homophobia - Dual associations and usage controversy, Homophobia - Internalized homophobia, Homophobia - Fear of being identified as a homosexual, Homophobia - Homophobia as prejudice, Homophobia - Sexist beliefs, Homophobia - Opposition to homophobia, Homophobia - Homophobia as applied to political figures, Homophobia - Excerpts from discussions of the term, Homophobia - Homophobia in popular culture

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A central aspect of the hate speech debate is that concepts of what is acceptable and unacceptable differ, depending on eras in history and one's cultural and religious background. For example, personalised criticism of homosexuality and the belief that it is 'immoral', based on a person's religious beliefs, are to some a valid expression of their values, to others an expression of homophobia and are therefore homophobic hate speech. Prohibition in such cases is seen by some as an interference in their rights to express their beliefs. To others, these expres ...

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Hate speech, Hate speech - Controversy, Hate speech - Legal aspects in the United States and elsewhere, Hate speech - Speech codes, Hate speech - Laws against hate speech, Hate speech - Justification for laws controlling or prohibiting hate speech, Hate speech - Arguments against legal restrictions, Hate speech - Differing concepts of what is offensive, Hate speech - Hate speech codes and censorship in academia, Hate speech - Examples of hate speech, Hate speech - Sources

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The Concerned Women for America, a political lobby group, issued a press release following the Rick Santorum affair because they claimed that "The Rick Santorum controversy has illuminated a serious problem in the Republican Party: Its leaders seem woefully ill-prepared to defend the pro-family position on homosexuality." in their advice to "fellow Republicans," they issued several points, including #3... "expose the deceptive terms, such as "sexual orientation," diversity and "homophobia," which are u ...

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Homophobia, Homophobia - Etymology, Homophobia - Dual associations and usage controversy, Homophobia - Internalized homophobia, Homophobia - Fear of being identified as a homosexual, Homophobia - Homophobia as prejudice, Homophobia - Sexist beliefs, Homophobia - Opposition to homophobia, Homophobia - Homophobia as applied to political figures, Homophobia - Excerpts from discussions of the term, Homophobia - Homophobia in popular culture

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Some United States universities have speech codes that prohibit hate speech. These rules are intended to ensure an atmosphere free from harassment and intimidation, conducive to a learning environment. Many speakers have opposed such speech codes, claiming they constitute a new orthodoxy of political correctness that represents an erosion of the American commitment to freedom of speech, and-- when implemented in government- ...

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Hate speech, Hate speech - Controversy, Hate speech - Legal aspects in the United States and elsewhere, Hate speech - Speech codes, Hate speech - Laws against hate speech, Hate speech - Justification for laws controlling or prohibiting hate speech, Hate speech - Arguments against legal restrictions, Hate speech - Differing concepts of what is offensive, Hate speech - Hate speech codes and censorship in academia, Hate speech - Examples of hate speech, Hate speech - Sources

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Gay rights supporter Scott Bidstrup, in a personal essay titled Homophobia: The Fear Behind The Hatred, emphasizes the association between prejudice and fear: If you look up homophobia in the dictionary, it will probably tell you that it is the fear of homosexuals. While many would take issue with that definition, it is nevertheless true that in many ways, it really is a fear of homosexuality or at least homosexuals.^{See also:}

Homophobia, Homophobia - Etymology, Homophobia - Dual associations and usage controversy, Homophobia - Internalized homophobia, Homophobia - Fear of being identified as a homosexual, Homophobia - Homophobia as prejudice, Homophobia - Sexist beliefs, Homophobia - Opposition to homophobia, Homophobia - Homophobia as applied to political figures, Homophobia - Excerpts from discussions of the term, Homophobia - Homophobia in popular culture

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