Comments on: Homophobia: A Mark of Loser Nations

By: More on Hillary and Barack | a paper bird

More on Hillary and Barack | a paper bird — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:59:13 +0000

[...] as Besen intones elsewhere, The LGBT community rarely thrives in backward places that promote ignorance over [...]

By: Truth Wins Out - Bigotry Slouching Toward Nigeria

Truth Wins Out - Bigotry Slouching Toward Nigeria — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:54:16 +0000

[...] that bigotry’s damage is limited only only to its direct targets, of course.) As Wayne Besen points out, homophobia is a mark of a country’s backwardness: Leaders of such lands desperately look for [...]

By: Richard Rush

Richard Rush — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:09:23 +0000

An elevated level of homophobia is also a mark of loser-states within the United States. Think of Mississippi, for example.

By: Wayne Besen

Wayne Besen — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:24:18 +0000

Thanks!

What I fear is that the American evangelicals who have been spreading intolerance overseas for many years have a significant jump on us.

We will have to fight hard to turn the situation around.

By: Reese M

Reese M — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:57:45 +0000

Intelligence and tolerance: one is not possible without the other.

By: Paul Douglas

Paul Douglas — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:50:48 +0000

Insightful analysis Wayne!

By: Peter Hargmier

Peter Hargmier — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:26:54 +0000

A great piece, Wayne. Thank you.