Homophobia in ethnic minority communities

Homophobia in ethnic minority communities is any negative prejudice or form of discrimination in ethnic minority communities worldwide towards people who identify as–or are perceived as being–lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT), known as homophobia. This may be expressed as antipathy, contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred, irrational fear, and is sometimes related to religious beliefs.Though many religious beliefs are used to overcome homophobia as well. A 2006 study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in the UK found that while religion can have a positive function in many LGBT Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities, it can also play a role in supporting homophobia.