[BombaySapphire3]

I did not mean the comment as an insult .I was genuinely surprised that a gay man around my age would not have seen any overtly homophobic or anti -gay behavior .I had left California for several years fairly recently and lived in Kansas City where I felt an atmosphere of homophobia and racism until I moved back here 3 years ago.Once while in a midtown restaurant often frequented by gays a young gay guy walked from the restroom to his table and I overheard another young white male at another table say to his friends " I hate fags let's go kill him ' and then he laughed.This is just an extreme example of homophobic behavior I witnessed there, much of it perpetrated by so called "Christians'.I also spent much of my youth and young adulthood living in conservative San Diego and walking along University ave .there where several gay clubs were, anti gay slurs were routinely yelled at pedestrians .I have friends who were recenty gay bashed even in San Francisco.I do understand that everyone's frame of reference is different and I share your anger and frustration over homophobia and the hyprocrisy of the Christian right.I myself have no intention of remaining silent the next time I witness any blatant anti-gay behavior or discrimnation .I have more than had my fill.