Homophobia Is Not the Fear of Gay Men

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"Homophobia is not the fear of gay men. It's a fear of how other men in society will react to you and reject you from your status as being accepted," he says. "If someone stimulates nerve endings and pleasurable way, it's going to feel good." The idea that homophobia is the fear of your nerve endings being stimulated by someone who happens to have the same parts as you is biological nonsense", Jaks adds.

[CW: discussions of hate crimes and intense violence]
Join us for a heavier episode today as we discuss the 2005 award-winning movie, Brokeback Mountain. We are joined by the host of the Lifetime Uncorked podcast, Patrick Serrano. We focus on the two main characters, Ennis and Jack, and explore how homophobia, trauma, and their families of origin impacted their mental health and influenced their relationship with each other as well as with their spouses. As noted in the content warning, we dive into very intense subject matter; such as hate crimes both seen in the movie and in those that have occurred in real life. Please listen with discretion.

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