I just don't know how anyone can really be a true friend to someone who they feel is wrong for being who they are. Don't get me wrong being gay doesn't define any of us but it is a part of who we are and I have a hard time thinking I could ever truly consider someone a real friend if I knew deep down they didn't really respect me. I would think those are just people I know but they aren't the type of people that I could count on if something was going down and I'm likely not the person they are going to call if they need something.
That being said it's also nice to see so much progress being made, seeing the differences from where we are now vs when I was in high school back in the late 80's early 90's is very encouraging.
I don't think that is true at all. I find it interesting that the religious angle is the only explanation for people being uncomfortable with homosexuality.
That doesn't mean you hate or even dislike someone who is. I honestly get weirded out when I see it, though to be fair, I don't really want to watch someone else make out in my face regardless of sexual orientation unless I'm trying to prime myself for amorous activity. I don't cast aspersions on people who (for whatever reason) feel/act in a way natural to them, and I would never advocate treating someone as less of a person solely based on sexuality. But trying to tell me I'm somehow backwards (I don't think you are saying this, I am being general) because I don't love to see it is a bit ironic, imo.
So many things we do are tied to natural evolutionary viable actions/ behaviors. A general revulsion makes sense if you want keep a species in existence. Sex and relationships are so controversial because they are based in mating ritual/ child rearing, so a natural tendency to reject actions out of line with that makes logical sense.
It's the same reason violence rates so low on the controversy scale. It's literally how we have survived threats to our lives through all of history. It's a massive part of how to survive and even thrive (in some contexts), and has been forefront to humanity for all it's existence (like sex). On the other hand, ironically, First-world nation populations largely have zero experience with that kind of real violence, so it's not very relatable, making it easier to take lightly. Granted, I HAVE personally seen that kind of violence, and it doesn't bother me in games (see reason 1).
That's MY two cents, anyway. I just know that calling people evil or wrong for having a natural reaction to an evolutionarily non-viable action is as wrong as hating people who can't help how they feel about people of the same sex. More understanding is needed.