A person (particularly a male) who "hates" or is afraid of homosexuals; this behavior is actually because they are also gay themselves or are afraid that they are gay but don't want to know so they use the label, "homophobe" to disguise themselves
John: Eww! Stupid fags get a room.
Amy: Oh shut up John, you are gay.
John: What? no i'm not! Gay people creep me out. I think i'm a homophobe.
Amy: Yea, whateva. You're in denial.....
A safe way to demonize anyone criticizing the homosexual lifestyle.
Most "homophobes" actually don't hate gays/lesbians, they just hate the latter's lifestyle and their overt attempts at pushing it through the media, and most recently, through the courts.
-"Homophobe": did you know thatdomestic violence among gay/lesbian couples is more frequent than among heterosexual ones???
-Gay rights supporter: YOU HOMOPHOBE!!!
*Debate finished*