Homophobia is an internalized self-loathing based on the fear and/or knowledge that the homophobe himself is at least capable of same-sex attraction.
When they act out, they're projecting a punishment onto others that they, themselves, feel should be applied to them instead.
Of course, that doesn't make it any less douchey.
There certainly are a lot of cases where this is true. Someone I know very well, lets call him frank, used to be very homophobic, making jokes about gays and saying what they do is disgusting etc. Whenever someone asked "have you heard about frank?" The answer always was "did he come out of the closet?" Not only because he is very homophobic, but also because he would be spotted on everybody's gaydar. And sure enough, he had something going on with a guy when he lived abroad for a year.
Well, your advice to anyone except homophobes, apparently.
This reminds me of the judge in Louisiana, last year, that made headlines for refusing to marry interracial couples. His claim was, "I'm not racist. I just don't think it's right."
The problem with bigotry, Wrat, is that it's so insidious a lot of people don't even realize they're guilty of it until their beliefs on the matter are challenged.
Dude, what you say is true et al, but it doesn't apply to the poster you quoted. You are looking for things that aren't there. This comment about the racist judge is miles off here. I don't know if you are doing this on purpose, but you are missing the point in almost every comment you make today.
I get the feeling you are filled with prejudice towards straight people.