Shoud being homophobic be against the law?

[Paulio]

You can't help being hobophobic just like you can't help being gay so if homophobia is against the law, then so should being gay.

[brapp]

n o

[liquid]

No and neither should racism. Acts of homophobia/racism obviously should be, but I think they should be treated in the same way as any normal assault or whatever. In my opinion if one guy gets beaten up for no reason at all, and another gets beaten up for being foreign or gay or whatever, that's two identical cases and there shouldn't be extra protection for people just because they're a "minority".

second everything he said ^

[Jordy]

I would say it is against the law if you choose to express your homophobia feelings. Same with racism.

There's nothing wrong with it if you keep it to yourself and don't broadcast it publicly.

[5,5]

No
Not liking gays is just like not liking chocolate or seomthing.

[&]

Shouldnt be a ban on ones opinion/
BUT - theres a line which you just cant cross.

i get VEEERY angry when white people are constantly called racist for using the N word, and made out to be bad because its racist to black people.. but black people get away with it. its discusting.

[Robzor]

no it shouldnt be , yes , i do find it wrong , but people are entitled to their opinion.

[Fifteen]

No, I use to be really homofobic..not so much anymore & if it was against the law that would just cause problems.

[Virgin Mary]

You may not be able to help being consciously homophobic but, unless you have tourettes, you don't automatically yell out discrimination at a homosexual. Let people have their dogmatic opinions and be able to voice them though, if that's what they wanna do then okay.

[Frodo13.]

oops i pressed no by accident but yes..

people think im homophobic because i call alot of things gay but the way i use it doesnt mean (spelling?) homosexual it just means crap, **** or if aimed at someone idiot or even *****.

yeh it should but even if its against the law there will still be people who will shout out homophobic things. just like racism. and i think its classed as verbal abuse anyway?

Im exactly like that, you see something stupid and you say 'Oh, thats well gay'

Should defo be against the law. If comments can mentally hurt someone, then why shouldn't the people be punnished for that?