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A lesbian couple was brutally beaten by group of men in Halifax. Police still haven't filed charges (www.advocate.com)

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Now for the alternative solution:

According to Pettigrew and Tropp (2008), the three main ways of reducing prejudice against a group is through increasing understanding of that group, lessening anxiety about the group, and improving empathy towards that group, with the second two being stronger factors. Contact with the group accomplishes all three. This is supported anecdotally by tales of bigots changing their positions when they found out their own loved ones were gay.

One should note that a lack of empathy and high levels of anxiety about boogeymen are the hallmarks of a conservative worldview.

Therefore, combatting homophobia is best done through increasing visibility, which is the function of “outness” and pride parades, and through combatting conservativism and the reactionary gender roles that led to the birth of homophobic attitudes in the first place. This would in turn entail a battle against class society in general, but that is a discussion for another time.

do you think this approach is easier within the context of a religious society or a secular one? the beginning of your statement opens with "while rooted in religious doctrine".

i'm sorry, but you have an inherent bias towards secular society as a russian emmigrant. you grew up in an authoritarian society masked as a secular one. you should at least acknowledge this. it might not discredit you to say so.

[–] rambling_lunatic 3 points 1 month ago

I have not used the word "doctrine" at any point in my comment. If I had to guess, you're referring to the "old laws" from the opening paragraph. These old laws are from Tsarist times.

You contrast secular and authoritarian societies as opposites. They are not necessarily so. A society can be both.

When you ask if my approach would be easier in a secular or religious society, you are mistaken in how you construct the question. First, a secular society does not preclude religiosity among its members. Second, the optimal approach would be a pluralist one.