Agree or Disagree: Homosexuality...?

Oddly enough, I agree and disagree somewhat. While civility (within reason) is a good thing, respect may not necessarily be. While you can't quite choose your emotions about others, homophobes have the option to educate themselves on the subject and rid themselves of the negative views on LGBT (in the same way a racist or sexist person could). Homophobia itself has connotations of hate or prejudice, a person just "disagreeing" wouldn't be enough to call them homophobic as is implied in your additional details, so respect would be an unlikely thing for homophobes to give LGBT.

It seems like you think of both sides as the same or equally valid by saying "Homosexuality isn't a choice, nor is homophobia", though in truth one side has some less than accurate ideas on LGBT, related studies, etc, and (as I have said earlier) usually hatred or prejudice, and the other side are just people with a particular sexuality, with sexuality pretty much being the only thing they have in common with one another. Respect doesn't usually work going either way in those situations and situations similar to that one.

A homophobe is someone who actively discriminates against gay people in my opinion. As people cannot choose whether they are gay or straight, discriminating on this basis is unreasonable and even cruel.

So, no, I don't think I have any duty to be nice to homophobes if they discriminate against me based on my sexuality. I can accept a religious persons belief that being gay is wrong, and I can respect that but if anyone tries to make my life harder based on something I can't help, I wont respect them.

I genuinely don't know how you can think that homophobia is not a choice. Hating people who haven't necessarily done anything to anyone is a choice.

I disagree, because homophobia is a form of discrimination and homosexuality has nothing wrong with it... Plus, I don't think homosexuals should respect a homophobic's choice because that would mean that they would be criticized, and honesty, who in the LGBT world is going to respect that...?

I'm going to have to disagree beacuse homosexuality is how people are actually born, not what they choose. On the other hand, homophobia is nothing but hate, which definitely makes it a choice. Why should you have to respect someone who shows nothing but hatred towards who you are?

I want to say I agree, but I'd be lying.

Homophobia is discrimination, and that can't be respected. I know that a lot of homophobes have it engrained into their mind that gay people are a plague on the earth sent by the devil himself, and they can't change that, but I can't respect them for hating me. Instead of them telling gay people to pray the gay away, they need to pray the homophobia away. Or see a therapist. Their problem is actually in their head, unlike homosexuality which can't be changed.

I agree. You have to respect everyone even though you do not agree with them. This is a free country (supposedly) and everyone is entitled to believe, speak and live the way they choose.

Homphobia=discrimination-NOT OKAY!

So i disagree. No one should be allowed to descriminate.That's like saying, racists should respect black people, and black people should respect racists....see how ridiculous that sounds?

And no, you are not born iwth homophobia. It is taught.

Homophobia is taught and learned, all hatred is. Nobody in their right mind will respect hatred directed at them, they might just as well roll over and play dead.

Totally agree, take off the clothes, rip the skin, flesh, leave the skeleton, we will see that all of us are just humans needing love no matter what gender you are ( / Q - Q)/ may all of us treat each other fairly and equally... THANK YOU!

Of course. It's a matter of civility and courtesy.