Is homophobia a real thing?

Homophobia's face is not one of fear but of its absence. Fortunately for us, there are other avenues in life that require fearlessness too. As a writer for a travel company, I'm perhaps acutely aware that homophobia isn't the only thing that is propelled forward. read more

Homophobia is 100% a real thing. There are Americans today who feel a powerful, gut-level aversion in the presence of someone whom they think is gay. I worked with one. read more

Homophobia, then, is precisely a fear, and one that these men are not at all foolish for entertaining. The behavior it engenders is a perceptive response to a sick system, rather than a sickness itself. read more