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Homophobia In Fiction
Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who identify or are perceived as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred, or antipathy, may be based on irrational fear and may sometimes be attributed to religious beliefs.* * * * * Homophobia is observable in critical and hostile behavior such as discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientations that are non-heterosexual. Recognized types of homophobia include ''institutionalized'' homophobia, e.g. religious homophobia and state-sponsored homophobia, and ''internalized'' homophobia, experienced by people who have same-sex attractions, regardless of how they identify. According to 2010 Hate Crimes Statistics released by the FBI National Press Office, 19.3 percent of hate crimes across the United States "were motivated by a sexual orientation bias." Moreover, in a Southern Poverty Law Center 2010 ''Intelligence R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBC Protest
WBC may stand for: Business *Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, a former large American broadcaster now folded into CBS *Westpac (New Zealand Exchange code: WBC), a multinational financial services company *Wholesale Broadband Connect, a UK internet provider *Workers Beer Company, a UK/Ireland organization providing event catering services Government *War Bureau of Consultants, a 1941 US committee on biological warfare *West Berkshire Council, a UK local government district Media *World Book Club, a radio programme on the BBC World Service *Worldview Broadcasting Channel, a Malaysian news channel *White Blood Cells (album), ''White Blood Cells'' (album), 2001, by the White Stripes *Warner Bros. Cartoons, a defunct U.S. animation studio, which operated from 1930 to 1969 Sports and competitions *S.V. Walking Boyz Company, a Surinamese association football club *BWF World Championships, a.k.a. World Badminton Championships *World Baseball Classic, an international tournament *World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
