Ok, I've been stuck in this loop before. Stop even trying to respond to Sasquatch, he is (in my opinion) an arrogant jerk who won't change his mind. It seems like he does this for the reason he has stated "to see people scramble to try and fight him" or something like that. Where in the same sense he does the same thing except he just seems to try and get on peoples nerves as he does it. No doubt he'll quote my post here with some annoying "counter-point" or comment (i.e. hes just jealous because I'm sure I've "beaten" him in an arguement before). Just trying to save you people some time. I'm not saying don't discuss this subject, just don't bother with him.

anyways for my personal opinion on this subject. A simple opinion of Yes, in my experience I have noticed more rude, arrogant and just plain mean actions towards gays/lesbians then other factors such as race. As for why, I'm not exactly sure but it is probably for a lot of reasons people have stated. The one opinion I do not totally agree with is:

Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Egon Spengler View Post
People fear what they are but don't want to be.

Of course, homophobia doesn't cross the minds of people who are comfortable with their sexuality, so if somebody isn't gay, it shouldn't be a problem.
That just seems like a very childish claim trying to be presented as a reasonable arguement. "You're only making fun of me for being _______, because you're ________"
There are many reasons why people don't tolerate other people but I don't believe that is in any way close to the main reason why people don't tolerate or hate homosexuality. Some more likely candidates are: The way someone was brought up (parents opinion), Ignorance/misunderstanding (choice or not a choice?), religious teachings (some bible quote of "thou shall not lie with a man as he does a woman") and personal experience ie.


Quote Originally Posted by Pete View Post
I think that the biggest problem that people have with gays is that sometimes you just can't tell who is and who isn't. Your best friend in the whole world could be gay, and if he comes out to you, you might definitely look at him differently. "Does he like me?" "What if we're drinking and he tries to kiss me?" Or any other number of questions. It's almost like losing a sense of trust for a person, despite them being the same person. In a sense it is a little unfair, but at the same time, it is understandable to be wary. If one of my best friends had such a huge secret and kept it from me for years, I'd start wondering what else is missing or being kept secret. It would be a huge blow to the trust.