A Facebook friend made a good point: “homophobia” does not mean what it says. On the one hand, it’s a nicer way to say someone is a bigot, because somehow that would be offensive? But at the same time, the idea that it describes someone as having a FEAR OF GAY PEOPLE is linguistically inaccurate.

The word originates from the Greek words homós (meaning “one and the same”) and phóbos (meaning “fear”). So really, “homophobia” means that you’re afraid of what you are - a fear of the same.

There’s some irony there, but I’m too annoyed to deal with it right now.