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Some hate speech rules and laws have as their basis a view of homosexuality ...
#Homophobia is a neutral synonym for "any opposition to homosexuality or [[gay rights]]"
#Homophobia is a neutral synonym for "any opposition to homosexuality or [[gay rights]]"
#Homophobia is irrational prejudice, hatred or fear related of homosexuality
#Homophobia is irrational prejudice, hatred or fear related of homosexuality
Some [[hate speech]] rules and laws have as their basis a view of homosexuality as benign, inborn and/or immutable like [[race]]. Using [[civil rights]] legislation as a model, they forbid any discrimination against homosexual persons. This includes the expression of opinions about homosexuality itself.
Just as a speech code barring racism would forbid people t to express the view that "blacks are mentally inferior", speech codes relating to homosexuality forbid people to say that "gay sex is an abomination".
Often meaning #2 is used to explain meaning #1. That is, many who endorse homosexuality assert that all opposition to homosexuality (#1) is motivated by irrational prejudice (#2).
Often meaning #2 is used to explain meaning #1. That is, many who endorse homosexuality assert that all opposition to homosexuality (#1) is motivated by irrational prejudice (#2).