# How do people's opinions about homosexuality change? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 11, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-peoples-opinions-about-homosexuality-change/621629 "2012-05-11T17:54:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-peoples-opinions-about-homosexuality-change/621629/61 "2012-05-16T13:54:18Z")
> [@Illuminatiprimus](#): > > I think the answer that a lot of people have given is the right one - knowing gay people. The hard core bible bashers who decry homosexuality as a sin and all gays as vile lepers living a deplorable lifestyle also go at great pains to say how they don’t know any and would never want to. That brings up another contributing factor – the behavior of the more visible homophobes makes them look like assholes and/or self-loathing closet cases, which doesn’t exactly bolster their standing in general public opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-peoples-opinions-about-homosexuality-change/621629/62 "2012-05-16T14:03:10Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Alot of different factors come into play that might change one’s actual opinion. You might even have the same opinion for years but not really care enough about it and then things change … like tyrying to win an election. Yeah, maybe, but if you’d like to explore this topic you need to take it to Elections or Great Debates. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-peoples-opinions-about-homosexuality-change/621629.md?page=3)