Heterosexism: The Cause Of Homophobia

Heterosexism is a particular set of views and behaviors established by society that assume only heterosexuality is the only approved form of sexual expression. Of course, those who didn’t identify as heterosexual would be denied rights or privileges like the people who recognize themselves as being heterosexual, not only that, but it stop the forming of relationships like friendships. People feared the criticism of people, the cruel behavior, and the resent people would have against someone who wasn’t heterosexual. Homophobia comes into place with heterosexism because the formation of such beliefs and attitudes came to be created because of homophobia, itself. It is almost like the people created heterosexism as a controlling mechanism towards heterosexual, homosexuals or anyone trying to come out out as homosexual.
In fact homophobia and heterosexism affected the intimate relationships among male friendships by them having fear of being called lesbian or gay for acting certain ways or having friendship with the same-sex. Since men didn’t want to be labeled as gay; man would act in certain ways that would show that there manly like impassive, competitive, and the sexualization of