Evenlessaggressivestateandprivatepoliciesexcludinglesbiansandgaymencancontributetodisharmony.Suchpoliciessendamessagethathomosexualsareinferioranddegraded，perhapsevensubhuman.InsocietiesliketheUnitedStatesandperhapsalsoChina，wherethereisanti-gaysocialanxiety，youngpersonswhoperceivethemselvesashomosexualwilloftenbeoverwhelmed；somewillcommitsuicide（UnitedStatesDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices，1989）.Othercitizenswillunderstandthosepoliciesaspublicsupportfortheirprivateprejudices.Whetheritisracialorreligiousoranti-gay，prejudicecontributestoviolence.GaypeopleintheUnitedStateshavebeensubjecttoviciousattacks，encouragedbyhomophobicpolicies（e.g.，HerekandBerrill，1992）.Toencourageviolenceagainstaminorityisnotgoodforoverallsocialharmony.
（b）Diversity（andtheCloset）.Mostlargecountriesconsistofvariousgroups-racialgroups，religiousminorities，andnowsexualizedgroupssuchasgaypeople.ThatChinaandtheUnitedStates，forexample，consistofseveraldifferentraces，livingandworkingtogether，isnotjustanoccasionfortolerance，butforcelebration.Moreover，inourincreasinglyinterdependentworld，everyoneneedstoappreciatedifferencesinrace，sex，religion，andevensexualorientation.Acountrythatteacheshostilitytominoritiesisnotpresentingitsbestfacetosuchaworld.Norisitpreparingitsowncitizensforfruitfulparticipationinthelarger，andextremelyheterogeneous，worldeconomyandcommunity.