What's homophobia? Is it really a phobia? Homophobia may be the
fear and hatred of homosexuality and homosexual people. It's
bigotry aimed at gays, lesbians, and bisexuals for who they are
and what they represent. Homophobes target people they assume to
become homosexual, however they also fear and despise any
character trait or behavior that deviates using their idea of
the heterosexual standard. One doesn't have to be gay to become
a target of homophobia. A real phobia is an irrational fear that
results in avoidance; but homophobia is not always irrational,
and neither does a homophobe always go away. On the contrary,
these haters sometimes pursue and physically attack those whose
experience of living upsets them. Younger, highly educated and
higher-income Americans are more likely to say that homosexual
relations between consenting adults should be legal. A majority
of Americans say: - there is more discrimination against gays
and lesbians than any other group - violence against gays and
lesbians is a seri