Homophobia is an aversn to gay or homosexual people or their liftyle or culture; also behavr or an act based on this aversn.
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HOCD – HOMOSEXUAL OCD OR THE FEAR OF BEG GAY
* phobia of turning gay *
Homosexual Obssive-Compulsive Disorr (HOCD) is tegorized by tsive thoughts revolvg around one’s sexual orientatn. A straight person worri whether they might actually be gay even though they haven’t doubted their sexual orientatn the past.
They may thk that talkg wh a gay person will make them act out by triggerg their own latent homosexual tennci. Sometim, HOCD sufferers are so sure they are gay that they actually “out” themselv and beg homosexual relatnships.
Where a tly gay person obtas happs and relief the act of revealg their homosexual orientatn, HOCD people who “e out” ntue to doubt their sexualy. As wh tradnal OCD, people who are affected by this ternalized homophobia engage ruals to help them alleviate their anxiety and prove to themselv that they are tly straight.
GAYPHOBIA
When around lbians or gay men, they might check their bodi for aroal or qutn if they are attracted to the person. They might also perform washg ruals if they are around a gay person, may act overtly to assure themselv of their sexual orientatn, or may even blatantly act out agast gay people orr to prove they are straight.
Addnally, HOCD sufferers might avoid physil ntact or beg alone wh gay people and may even rry this behavr to shunng same-sex public rtrooms or not eatg public se the food was prepared by a gay person. Durg therapy ssns the patient fac the suatns that trigger their obssns orr to learn how to al wh their ternalized homophobia and rce their fixatn.