https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000391 homoit0000391 Internalized homophobia Ego-dystonic homophobia 2019-05-14 xsd:date 2021-12-08 xsd:date https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000646 Homophobia https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0002590 Internalized oppression https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0003093 Lateral homophobia https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000345 Denial of sexual orientation https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000392 Ego-dystonic sexual orientation https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000699 Latent homosexuality https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000936 LGBTQ+ self-repression This term is often used to describe internalized oppression held by and about LGBTQ+ people in general. It can also describe the more specific phenomenon in which gay men internalize or adopt homophobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward gay men and homosexuality) as a result of being raised or socialized within a homophobic environment or culture.