By leaving people in positions of power to say whatever they please, they are breeding even more homophobia and bigotry. I wonder what would have happened if this specific Unicity mayor were white and his comments were of a racist nature. To the fundamentalist I would like to say that our community is not trying to convert anybody to queerdom. Respect that coming out is an individual decision based on who you are, what you want and how far you are prepared to go to get it. SA would be less volatile if everyone would simply accept that people are diverse, we don't all speak the same language or like the same food, so why should there be a single set of rules pertaining to sexual practice.
Many people remain in the closet their entire life because they fear rejection.
I believe that many of these individuals join groups that attempt to violate our right to equality in order to justify themselves and suppress their true nature. I'll mention the Catholic Church as an example of a rigid institution that is realising change. They were asked to join in the protests against queers in Cape Town and respectfully declined the offer. But sadly, even within our community bigotry is alive and well. This was either a misogynist or a racist act.