Homophobia

Homophobia isn't a fear, but rather a hatred.

It's the slurs thrown when two boys hold hands, and the black eyes the boys go home with.

Have you ever kept a secret that, although nothing was wrong, you knew that its spilling could destroy your life?

If you don't understand, hold up a mirror. Reverse it.

What if old men who kissed their wives on their anniversary heard people gagging behind them?

What if the bride walking to her car with her husband got called disgusting for loving a man?

The boys the link hands in secret, the girls who hide their feelings, and the closeted teens that cry and cut because they feel so scared because they can't fix it.

They are the results of homophobia.

Homophobia isn't a fear, it's a hatred of love.