And the author deserves credit for calling 'homphobia' a misnomer.
That is to say, that 'homphobia' is applied to feelings which are not fear, but disgust, and therefore not a 'phobia.'
And in other cases where it is fear, this fear is not irrational, and thus once again not a 'phobia.'
"And in certain other cases where it is fear, this fear is not irrational, and thus once again not a 'phobia.'"
There are certainly cases where the term 'homophobia' is technically correct.