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Sexualities, Vol. 1, No. 4, 387-404 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/136346098001004001

Theorizing Homophobia

Barry D. Adam

University of Windsor, Canada

A series of contemporary theories that have been used to explain homophobia are assessed. Structural, feminist, comparative, gender panic, queer, and socio-historical theories rely on the premises of a diverse set of scholarly disciplines, and in turn, generate their own objects of analysis, whether `homophobia', `heterosexism', or `heteronormativity'. While the current flourishing of gay and lesbian studies has generated important insights into the workings of homophobia, analyses have also tended to be limited and fragmentary. This paper suggests a study of homophobic projects that combines theoretical tools able to recognize experience, discourse, structure, and history.

Key Words: feminism • heteronormativity • heterosexism • homophobia • modernity • queer


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