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Keep It Real wrote:

Cito di Pense wrote:

Thomas Eshuis wrote:
And I am not defending homosexuality.

Yep. How far inside out does it have to be turned in order to turn rejection of homophobia into defense of homosexuality?

The rejection of homophobia is the defence of homosexuality.

By that reasoning, not wanting to be an arachnophobe is a defence of arachnidity. While compatible, they're not identical, are they? There are wholly selfish reasons to reject and attempt to overcome irrational fears or hatreds.

Thinking on this issue I revert to the theory that homophobic people fail to realise that if they were gay they'd still enjoy a pleasurable sex/fantasy life. They fear the loss of their straight sex/fantasy life.

Given that homophobes tend to voice the same fears and/or hatreds towards bisexuals as they do towards gay people, I'm not sure that this explains very much about homophobia.