Originally posted by xmarksthespot
Am I right in assuming that homophobia in general, and especially towards male homosexuals, is more common in men than women? If so then I do think that male egocentricity plays quite a big role in the lack of acceptance of male homosexuals.
I think it has a lot to do with the male anatomy; when gay men have sex one of them'll have to take what's commonly thought of as the 'female' position, that is, the one being penetrated. this compromises the idea of male sexuality as being only 'active' and 'outgoing', so to say, and remind men of this more 'passive', 'feminine' and less acceptable part of their sexuality/body.
women, on the other hand, can never really take the 'male' position when having sex. two women going at it can only keep reminding the vouyeur that they're very definite women. ( I'm hereby agreeing with capt_fantastic.)
to top all of this I think that women are more thought of as a gender than men. men are just men, their sexuality is part of this, which is why any hint that their sexuality can be 'feminized' threatenes their entire identity. women, on the other hand, have a gender which is seperate from their personality; they can take the part of sexual objects without having to include their personalities.