In a recent Opinion piece in the New York Times, Professor Richard Ryan claims that there is now evidence linking those that have had their sexuality suprressed with homophobic actions

The NY TImes piece starts:

"WHY are political and religious figures who campaign against gay rights so often implicated in sexual encounters with same-sex partners?"

"It’s a compelling theory — and now there is scientific reason to believe it. In this month’s issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, we and our fellow researchers provide empirical evidence that homophobia can result, at least in part, from the suppression of same-sex desire."

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