Mike Deakin teaches, he writes and he reads, but not necessarily in that order.

He lives in a small market town in South Yorkshire (UK)and likes to think that there are sheep that live closer to civilisation than he does.

He is not married, does not have children and is most certainly not open to offers.

Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian How to prevent and fight homophobia

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Before you can combat or prevent any kind of phobia you first have to understand it. Most of the time those who are homophobic are not sure why they are, they haven't fully taken time to understand what it is about gay and lesbian people that they dislike or fear.

For some, homophobic attitudes have been spoon fed from their parent's lack of understanding towards same sex couples during upbringing. This normally stems from a lack of contact with gay or lesbian people. Those who have had a strict religious upbringing have been indoctrinated into their faiths attitudes and interpretation o...

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