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→Proposed compromise: I've never heard anyone use it as a neutral term
::It is name-calling, in place of reasoned discussion. It confuses the issue. And my personal touchstone for evil is: whatever moves us away from clarity and towards confusion, is likely to be evil. Be wary of it. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 10:36, 7 May 2007 (EDT)
::It is name-calling, in place of reasoned discussion. It confuses the issue. And my personal touchstone for evil is: whatever moves us away from clarity and towards confusion, is likely to be evil. Be wary of it. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 10:36, 7 May 2007 (EDT)
::: Ed, I don't agree with your edit that homophobia is used as "a neutral synonym for any opposition to homosexuality or gay rights". I've never heard anyone use it as a neutral term. It is only used as a derogatory epithet like nigger or faggot or fascist. If it were a neutral term, then there would be people who proudly call themselves homophobes. There aren't. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 13:01, 7 May 2007 (EDT)