Most homophobes are driven by a deep seated fear that they too may have the Gayness within, the louder the protests...well Shakespeare said it better.
As for racism and homophobes, the main connection is fear and ignorance. People who use terms like Darkie, Pakki, Nigger and Spic are generally the owners of room temperature IQ's. To extend that ignorance to Fags and Queers is very easy for them. The dangerous bigots are the very few with brain cells, and they still only have the ability to rabble rouse and inspire the village idiots amongst them (may even be a couple on here).
Airborne Aircrew applied a very good principle to Gays in the Military which gels with my own experiences; get on with your job and your life and you will be accepted for what you are, start acting like some Liberace type parody of Homosexuals and you are headed for trouble.
I feel that Tim McL's ireffutable logic may be troubling for some...
Last edited by Two's in; 14th Dec 2008 at 13:16.
Reason: Credited the wrong chap