The word "homophobe" is overused Smedley.....as you probably know.

All the people that I have met, who could be loosely described as homophobic, are simply not sufficiently literate to put their concerns on homosexuality and its promotion into mainstream society, into a properly constructed argument, so they fall back into the use of abusive terms.......I have never come across anyone who has genuine hatred of homosexuals...maybe I've led a sheltered life.

Also referring to "sanity the beast" does not encourage intelligent debate.