Homophobia- the original fear and hatred of those who love and sexually desire those of the same sex. Homophobia works effectively as a weapon of sexism because it is joined with a powerful arm, heterosexism. Heterosexism creates the climate for homophobia with its assumption that the world is and must be heterosexual and its display of power and privilege as the norm. The attack has been led by fundamentalist ministers across the country. The two areas they have focused on most consistently are abortion and homosexuality and their passion has led them to bomb women’s clinics and to recommend deprogramming for homosexuals and establishing camps to quarantine people with AIDS. We have yet to understand clearly how sexual identity develops. Isn’t it odd that there is so little concern about discovering the causes of  heterosexuality?  There are many theories: genetic makeup, hormones, socialization, environment, etc. But there is no conclusive evidence that indicates that heterosexuality comes from one process and homosexuality from another. I, personally feel that individuals should be able to be whatever they choose to be and no one should pass judgement against them because no one is perfect. But in today’s society, there is still a great number of homophobia. We have to ask, are those individuals not confident in their sexual preference? I, personally feel it is only a sign of ignorance.