Specifically, we’re talking about reaction formation. One psychological theory may help to inform what may be happening.
Obviously, more research needs to be conducted if we are to ever understand why some “straight” men seem to hate on the gays so much. It is important to point out that both parts of the study contained small sample sizes. Related: Straight guys who say they aren’t gay but hookup with guys. “This study provides a better understanding of the psychological processes involved in the processing of erotic gay material among men high in homophobia, and provides a fine-grained prediction of sexual related behaviors.” “Findings on the viewing time allow understanding why some (but not all) men high in homophobia have a sexual interest in same-sex individuals,” the researchers concluded. The principle researcher, Boris Cheval, of the University of Geneva in Switzerland, shared with PsyPost that it may be difficult to tell how big of a role suppressed, same-sex attraction plays in the formation of anti-gay attitudes. They didn't look at the homosexual couples any longer than heterosexual ones. A photo posted by Gay Pop buzz on at 7:24am PDTĪccording to the data, the homophobic men spent longer periods of time gazing at images of the gay couples than they did checking out the straight couples.
