People in the LGBTQ community are not the only ones who lose because of homophobia. We all suffer for it, because society’s greatest skill is othering people and oppressing them, and one type of bigotry only perpetuates the presence of other kinds. Accepting homophobia in society says that it is okay for hate to fly freely. It also tells a large proportion of the population that they are not good enough to exist without disapproval, disdain, and even violence. It hollers to the abyss that who you love can make you unworthy of love, and that’s heartbreaking. We gotta get our shit together, man.
