Homophobia is beneficial to many heterosexuals

"Discriminating against gay people is not okay" This is a straw man fallacy. " My claim is, homophobia Is beneficial to many heterosexuals. "You are arguing as if my claim is, homophobia is beneficial to gays. "That's not my argument. "You are arguing against a distorted version of my claim. Also, simply expressing disgust of gays is enough to be labeled a homophobe. "A homophobe doesn't have to discriminate against gays to be considered a homophobe since a part of the definition is an "aversion to". "If a person doesn't discriminate against gays, isn't afraid of gays but is disgusted by gays, he is still considered a homophobe."Also, study shows homophobia is rooted in unwanted sexual advances. "Another study shows homophobia is rooted in disgust, not fear. " "According to cdc.gov, "LGBTQ youth are also at increased risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors, suicide attempts, and suicide. A nationally representative study of adolescents in grades 7"12 found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth were more than twice as likely to have attempted suicide as their heterosexual peers."" This is an appeal to emotions fallacy." This is also another straw man fallacy. You are trying to appeal to the readers' emotions to convince them to side with you but this has nothing to do with my claim. "Again, my claim is, Homophobia is beneficial to many heterosexuals. "You are arguing as if my claim is, Homophobia doesn't hurt gays.. "Again, you are arguing against a distorted version of my claim. "Being irrationally cruel to a person simply because they are homosexual is not a realistic method of avoiding unwanted sexual advances" First of all, you're pretending as if its not wrong for gays to make sexual advances towards heterosexuals Knowing they are heterosexuals. When a person does something that "they know is not right, they shouldn't be surprised If there are negative consequences."Its not irrational if it works and it does work. "Humans in general are less likely to behave a certain way If there are negative consequences. "There are negative consequences for gays to "make sexual advances towards Homophobes Because they were wrong for making sexual advances in the first place. "However, if a gay male or female was persistently sexual with someone (sexual orientation doesn't even matter in this situation) who had stated they were not interested, that becomes sexual harassment" Sexual orientation does matter because If a gay person is interested in a heterosexual person, They know the heterosexual is not interested by default. "Simply being heterosexual Should send a clear message without having to say a word. "Being the fact that straight crushes is a huge issue in the gay community, Many gays obviously don't want to respect the sexual orentation line. "Homophobia is not a realistic method, rather it is harmful especially with the suicide rate of LGBTQ youth" In this case, homophobia is a defense mechanism. Gays are wrong for coming onto heterosexuals in the first place. "Therefore, gays put themselves in harms way for the sake of doing wrong. The problem is, gays want to do wrong without Facing "negative consequences " "This is not factually based" Yes it is. I will post the sources in the next round. Straight crushes is the most discussed issue among gays. " However, neither gay people nor straight people consciously choose who they fall for - it just happens" When gays fall for heterosexuals and act on it, it is outright disrespecting the heterosexual's sexuality because the heterosexual is not interested by default. Simply being Heterosexual should be enough for the gay to realize that he or she is out of place." "I would never be upset with another girl for having a crush on me because that's not her fault" The fact remains, many heterosexuals don't like that and homophobic heterosexuals are less likely to deal with it giving us the advantage. " I "personally became homophobic for that very "reason. Before I became homophobic, I had gay friends and didn't even know they were gay. "I thought they were straight. They were hiding it from me. Other people knew it before I did and they were accusing me of being gay because I was hanging around them. "Also, one of the gays had a crush on me. "They finally revealed it later on. "The gay that had a crush on me ended up going into a state of depression because I refuse To have gay sex with him. "I wasn't mean. I was still nice to them. After that, I decided to not have any gay friends and not be around any gay people. Since I became homophobic, I let everybody know that I'm homophobic when I first meet them. "I let them know that I will beat the crap out of them if they ever tried to come on to me. "I've been like this for the past 10 years and I haven't had any problems with gays. "I think I even scared off some closet gays before they had a chance to make friends. "It works for me and I'm happy With the way I am. ""I would be flattered, but make it clear that I am heterosexual" To me, even if an ugly woman thinks I'm attractive, its not even flattering. It's only flattering if the woman is attractive who thinks I'm attractive. "Therefore, if a gay man finds me attractive, Not only "is it not flattering, it's insulting and it makes me feel violated. "It's like a dog wanting to hump your leg. "If a dog wanted to hump your leg, would you find that flattering? "Well, how you feel about a dog humping your leg is how I feel about gays coming on to me. "I also think that you are making the false assumption that gay people fall for every member of the same sex regardless of sexual orientation" This is ANOTHER "straw man fallacy." I never said All gays want every member of the opposite sex. I also never said every heterosexual " but there can still be compassion and understanding for homosexual people". From my own personal Experience and from reading gay discussions, "Gays see compassion and understanding by their straight crushes as a weakness or "hope for a sexual opportunity. "" If a gay person hasn't exhibited any harassing behavior, what is the point of literally terrifying them to the point of staying away from you because you don't want a gay person to "crush" on you? " It does the job. The bottom line is, "If a heterosexual doesn't want gays coming on to him or her, "Homophobia is the best defense system. "Being nice to gays is just going to make them think that they have a chance. " "Why is it so difficult to say "I'm sorry, I'm flattered, but I'm not gay." You kindness will make gays think that they still have a chance with being your friend. "That won't work." " A gay person being attracted to you does not make YOU gay" If a dog wanted to hump your leg, that doesn't make you a dog But its still not a good feeling. Better yet, it's a feeling one would want to avoid. "Being bicurious is perfectly healthy" When heterosexuals experience homosexuality, they are greatly increasing the risk of contracting deadly STDs. "Gay people do not "make" straight people gay" This is a straw man fallacy. I never claimed that. "From reading gay discussions, I've learned that many gays act on wishful thinking, not reality. Theyre thinking, "maybe the heterosexual is a little gay" "The fact remains, Homophobes have the privilege of not having to deal with gay come ons. "Its the same scenario as bullies know who not to mess with. "If a homosexual comes on to a homophobe, The homosexual could face negative consequences that's not worth the risk. "If a homosexual comes on to a non-homophobe, "It's worth the risk because the only risk is a hetersexual turning them down. "Your argument that homophobia prevents STDs is not logical" Some weak, non-homophobic heterosexuals could be persuaded into having gay sex especially when money is offered. "People will do almost anything for the money. "A gay offered me $350 to have gay sex. "I told him "no" and t