Homophobic or Curious

[Dude1]

Are people in your school generally Homophobic or Curious. Pls say which country as well

[thisisben]

Im from England , and most people from my school are homophobic , most lads there say they HATE gay people , thats why i dont say anything :eek:

[Scottydog]

A lot of guys are homophobic!! Some I think are curious though!

[PinkFloyd]

I think kids in my school for the most part are homophobic. I do know one openly gay guy... He would get bullied, but he's the fastest and strongest guy in our grade. If anyone lays a finger on him, they're getting the shit kicked out of them. I live in the US.

[Troy35216]

are those the only 2 choices? lol. cuz most ppl at my school are none of the above. there are some homophobic jerks and bullies. and there are some ppl who are curious i guess but idk for sure cuz it's not like they go around advertising. that's the kind of thing you talk about in private with your buddies. There is one or two "out" people which is one reason I know about who the homophobic jerks are. but they don't just limit it to the out people, they pick on anyone they think even might be gay or who is secretly gay. but there are also lots of people who just don't care. they aren't homophobic but they aren't curious either. they are 100% straight with no desire to do any experimenting but they don't have a problem with gay or bi lesbian people. that doesn't mean they go out of their way to defend anyone. they just don't care one way or the other. so the answer to the question is "generally" they are neither at my school but there are some homophobic people and like anywhere I'm sure there are quietly curious people. hell maybe some of the outwardly homophobic people are secretly curious. idk. oh my country is America.

[Drizzle McFizzle]

If you were to look at my school, you'd think they're all homophobic. But if you were to go there, you would really see how curious they are.

[billybigfish]

It's really weird cuz when I first started telling people I am bi, I thought they would get all 'phobic but as soon as it got out, there was about 6 people that didn't accept Me , it really showed me that your true friends will stick by you no matter what you're going through

[omfgwtf]

At my school im 14 btw in my year no one I know is gay by not many people seem homophobic but there are some lesbians no one bullies them about it and I like the fact that there are lesbians its hot

[MusicalBoy]

Most of the guys in my school are gay. It''s a performing arts school, and over 50% are gay. My school embraces everyone, gay, straight, bi, pansexual, everyone. It's in the US. Most of the surrounding schools are on the homophobic to the don't care level.

[yerman]

There's only one open homophobe that I know of in my school.. But i dunno if I'd call people curious, I have a few friends that I wank with but that's about it.. Ireland

[tide]

they are definitely homophobic. i live in the united states

[Yonkers]

I know a lot of people who are homophobic-phobic as in the dislike homophobia. But there are probably both types of people in every school.

[Danny_boi 16]

From the us and people are mostly homophobic, but that's just in my state not my school.

[Lovelife090994]

Homophobic is a phobia and phobias are rare so no. Curious, no? Not at my high school in Missouri City, Texas. You are either religious or not, straight or gay. Or bi but never curious. The topic is ignored. If you are religious my school avoids you and calls you a "saint". That is where I am. If you gay, you are popular but if you are not for homosexuality you are ostracized and written up.
If you are like me, religious and say one thing, you are given detention or suspended. If you are against religion and voice it, you are let off the hook. My school is screwed. They canceled the religious clubs but luckily brought back some after angry parents. Oddly my school is prodominately Catholic and Christian. LGBT and atheists are far few and in between but very vocal and known.

they are definitely homophobic. i live in the united states

They are actually terrified of gays? Homophobia is a phobia. If they have it they'd run and scream in terror. Just saying.



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[SirMazing]

I wish I knew... and US

[drummerboi987]

Mainly its kept quiet... there are a few open gays but they get bullied and I really don't understand why. One of my friends is gay and kids have egged his house before and it's just really sad

[frankie97]

Well In my school literally like 20 percent is gay/bi. However there are still a lot of people whom hate or bully gay people. It's very sad and just yet one more reason I will NEVER "come out of the closet" U.S New York

[Hermes]

This subject grabbed because these two choices, while possibly intended to be mutually exclusive, will not cover all possibilities and may not even be mutually exclusive.

Even if you believe, as some do, that "100% straight and not at all curious" is not the most common sexual orientation you have to accept that there will be some people for which that is the most accurate label and you would hope that most of those are ambivalent towards those who are homosexual or display some degree of curiosity.

One also has to consider those people who are curious but feel for some reason they should not be and are therefore frightened of that curiosity. There are those who believe there can be a link between that and homophobia, hence the suggestion that these two choices are not mutually exclusive.

[DerBear]

To be honest, I don't know how you can compare the two so easily?

I mean homophobia is negative attitude towards people who are not straight. However curious is being curious about the same sex. You can't really compare the two. If you aren't curious that doesn't mean you are homophobic.

I can understand what you mean. E.G is your school open to being curious. Well deep down I don't think any school is open to curiosity. Its more of an individual thing that one would either admit too or not admit too and I don't think many people in school would admit to being curious as they might thinks its gay and their peers might think its gay. However deep down they might not view it as that. Its just something they do to fit in.

One thing to remember. VT isn't like the outside world. Very few in the outside world would imagine experimenting with the opposite sex to be something as natural as we make it out to be.

I just don't think it is black and white as "Is your school open to curiosity or is it homophobic, simply because I doubt, even if people experimented they'd admit too it in School, they'd most likely view as gay or something like that.

(I do hope I've understood the question correctly)

[CuriousDude97]

At my school, we are "okay" with someone being homosexual. I mean there are the people that frown apon it but for the most part its not a big deal!

[Envy.]

Most people aren't homophobic. Those who are don't have too many friends, haha

[lukene]

Every single guy in my year is homophobic, it sucks. Australia.

[BakeBake]

I think a lot of boys and girls who are in their teenage puberty years are all curious, they are just too scared to show it.

[Sean4U]

I've been out in HS since I was 14....I would say there are some that are homophobic but most of the kids are accepting of all life-styles....I['m sure many are curious if not already involved in some type of homosexual behavior....not outwardly in many cases (there are about 160 out of 1400 in our school that are out as gay/bi I would think cause of the LGBT meetings)...In the US - Midwest

[SSB09]

I live in Massachusetts, and from my observations, my school is very open to homosexuality and Bi-sexuality. There is a club and pretty much every teacher is willing to discuss it. However, people's opinions vary. Some kids still use "Gay" as an insult (which disgusts me a little), but some people (Like me) are very open to it and fully supportive.

Just depends on the person... :)

[DepartInSecret]

Well like everywhere there are one or two homophobic guys but what can you do. And as far as I am aware no one in my school is curious :( . So I would have to say that I over all my school is indifferent and doesn't care about your sexuality.

[Faolan]

I live in a liberal hippie town, so most people are pretty accepting. A lot of kids really don't care, since it's none of their business. A lot of the people I hang out with are curious, and I don't know many homophobes.

[Lovelife090994]

They are nothing at my school. You're straight or gay, no curious. And sexuality is a no no to mention.

[justin 13]

In my school all are homphobic, I can't talk about anything gay they start calling me names. So i'm in my safe closet.

[teen.jpg]

A weird mix of both at the same time. They ACT curious, but the second someone pushes a limit, it turns into a really homophobic place.

[Pvvn]

Some ''jocks'' are gay, but not that anyone can do something to them lol, it's 50/50 i think.

[StoneColdNicky]

I agree with everyone who says that there should be more than one choice. People aren't going to be one way or the other.

To talk about how things are in my school, I would say that I think people play up how bad they think it is, probably because they are worried that if anyone starts a rumour they are gay that they'll end up being bullied for the rest of school. I know that I was worried about that when I was there, but I always made a point of not doing the whole 'Eh it's gross!' play that people do.

[Danny Phantom]

In my school, most people are homophobic. We have one openly gay guy, he has friends and all, but a lot of people say really mean things about him behind his back. A lot of girls are bi or say they are, and will mess with each other, but no one says anything negative. (Talk about a double standard huh?) (Note: I attend a catholic school, but religion has nothing to do with it in this case)

In NYC (yeap I live here!), it is overall accepting I think, there are a LOT of gay people here and it is very safe and welcoming overall (there are exceptions of course).

[sampson]

A lot of guys are homophobic!! Some I think are curious though!

same here

[RunnerRunner]

Most people in my school are homophobic, ive seen some gays there and my school and i supports gays bi trans etc etc. Im in the United States btw. Many bullies are homophobic, i have this friend who gets picked on for being bi and i support my friend. Even if your bi but i dont know you i will support u because we are all human.

[Ryhanna]

I don't think the choices are very fair. A know a lot of people in my area aren't homophobic, but I wouldn't say they're curious either. Most people are more or less accepting, especially girls my age. A lot of the guys seem to feel somewhat threatened or something. ~Australia

[MikeyB]

I think most are homophobic but I have met a lot of them that don't care either way really.

[DerBear]

:arrow: Teen Sexuality

[crepesuzette]

i honestly don't know. i mean, i did grow up in a pretty diverse neighborhood. i think it all depends. some people used to call me gay guy as though being gay was such a disgrace. i was mad. i was not gay then because i had feelings for girls. i now have feelings for men because of the mistreatment from women.

[Dude1]

Valid points DerBear

[CaliforniaMatt]

homophobic, except for the LGB group of friends.

[Anonimi]

homophobic- Holland

[Twilly F. Sniper]

Texas US. Nearly everyone's homophobic.