You misunderstand me. It's NOT okay for heterosexual couples to make out in public either, I never said it was. That should be done in private - one's home, hotel room, what have you. Behind closed doors in essence. If you believe that I display homophobia I fail to see how, with respect to you. Public make-out sessions are universally unacceptable.

The problem is that the members of this "community" take to exhibiting the exact same behavior that they are supposedly seeking to end - harassment, berating heterosexuals, lacking what I'd call common courtesy. I'm not saying all homosexual individuals do this, far from it; but a large percentage DO. Those individuals expect everyone to put a filter over their mouths to appease THEIR position, such as the individual who first called me homophobic (which I have been called for several times since at school this latter part of the week!). I'm not going to gag myself to appease somebody of that disposition, someone who so hypocritically fights for "the end of harassment" while harassing others to get to that point.... **** that. It's like the idea of "waging war to prevent war" - you're still fighting a damn war either way.

Your last part about religious beliefs totally misses the concept of my message in that regard.... I really don't know how to make a coherent response to it so I apologize if this sounds a bit scattered. I am not personally a very religious person - I was raised a Baptist, I don't go to church (haven't in 7 years), I freely admit I have my doubts about God and certain other aspects of Christianity, but I still harbor a certain amount of faith. I have never in my life known someone who used religion as a crutch for opposing homosexuality. I know people do it, but none that I know, and my friends group includes people of many differing faiths (Jewish, atheist, Catholic...). It's never BEEN OKAY to use any religious belief to intimidate others for anything, as you seem to imply. I personally just see that argument as inherently flawed.

I mean no disrespect to you, I sincerely hope you don't take anything as a personal attack or anything of the sort. I'm just elaborating my stance.