To: lady lawyer
There is such a thing, but it's much rarer than the "yuck" reaction, and the term certainly shouldn't be applied to the latter (as it very often is). It is the name of a mental disorder, and there ARE people who behave irrationally and not in their own best interests when in the presence of someone who is (or who they think is) gay. Think of the people who viciously beat and even murder complete strangers just because they think they're gay, and are usually quickly caught, because they were so focused on what they were doing that they made little or no effort to avoid leaving evidence or witnesses -- that IS mentally disordered behavior.
To: GovernmentShrinker
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There is such a thing...It is the name of a mental disorder, and there ARE people who behave irrationally and not in their own best interests when in the presence of someone who is gay".
Really? What are the specific manifestations of behavior?
To: GovernmentShrinker
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Think of the people who viciously beat and even murder complete strangers just because they think they're gay"
Is someone who kills a drug dealer because he is dealing drugs a Drugdealerphobe?
Is someone who kills a child rapist a Childrapistphobe?
Is someone who kills a terrorist a Terorristphobe?
Is someone who kills a President a Presidentphobe?
To: GovernmentShrinker
The term "homophobia" was coined 20 or so years ago. Look in all the dictionaries earlier than that. It isn't there.
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