Heterosexism v. Homophobic: The truth

I am a part of the gay straight alliance i attend. One of the questions I get sometimes from people about my sexuality is “What do you think of people who are homophobic?
My answer usually is, I worry more about the people who are heterosexist than the ones who are homophobic. And then I get a questioned look on there faces.

This blog post is specifically designed to differentiate the two words.

First I will start with Homophobia. People who are homophobic means that they are literally scared of gay people, like a “phobia”. It does not mean that they hate them or are discriminating against them in any way whatsoever.

Now, heterosexism on the other hand is something completely different. People who are heterosexist are the ones who are prejudiced against the homosexual community, and hate homosexuals just for who they are. They are the ones who are saying gays are going to hell, they call us fags, etc etc etc.

I hope that has cleared some stuff up Talk to you guys soon.