Reply #38: I was terrifically homophobic about 25 years ago

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and eventually, by meeting and getting to know gay and lesbian people, I outgrew it. Society was full of antigay messages in the 1960's and 1970's, despite the progress other marginalized groups made.

I still think that 90% of the people who are against equal rights think they don't know any gay or lesbian folks, if there were a big fat 'coming out' party, we might see most of homophobia disappear measurably within a year. I know that for me, thinking it was something a person "chose" rather than what they "are" contributed mightily to my keeping my head up my ass about it.