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:So there have zero "anti-homosexual" murders in the United States since 2003? And you think this warrants its own subhead, considering the FBI ''does not'' attribute them to homophobia, and that we should place ''this information'' ahead of an undefined term? [[User:RobS|RobS]] 22:41, 6 May 2007 (EDT)
:So there have zero "anti-homosexual" murders in the United States since 2003? And you think this warrants its own subhead, considering the FBI ''does not'' attribute them to homophobia, and that we should place ''this information'' ahead of an undefined term? [[User:RobS|RobS]] 22:41, 6 May 2007 (EDT)
Don't you start going all RSchlafly on me here, RobS. I give you more credit that that. The very fact that some people are '''so''' anti-gay as sometimes to commit murder is noteworthy in itself, and is precisely the reason why you, as a principled opponent, should be seeking to distance your views as far from theirs as possible.
Let's look at the figures for aggravated assaults against male homosexuals for a minute. On a rough calculation, they entail that every 3-4 days someone has the living sh't kicked out of them simply for preferring men to women. That alone is a Bad Thing.
I repeat: homophobia is most commonly understood as a general opposition to the acceptance of homosexuality as an acceptable state of being. In the case of your principled objections, then it's just an annoying term you're going to have to learn to live with. Others, however, use this general opposition to legitimise their own violent and thuggish behaviour. As thoughtful human beings, we '''must''' challenge this.
--[[User:Robledo|Robledo]] 23:51, 6 May 2007 (EDT)
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