00596nz a2200217n 4500 231218|||anznnbab||||||||||||||a|||||||d homoit0003093 https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0003093 homoit Lateral homophobia Internalized homophobia https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000391 Lateral oppression https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0003091 This term is often used to describe lateral homophobia carried out by LGBTQ+ people in general. Lateral homophobia refers to the phenomenon in which gay men displace violence or oppression onto other gay men, often by acting on internalized homophobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward gay men and homosexuality) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within a homophobic environment or culture.