Contrary to popular belief, the actual meaning of the term homophobe is a man who don't fancy the idea of having sex with another man.
That's perfectly
normal, heterosexuals are born with it. To make it simple: omophobe=heterosexual.
It's commonly misused to label
people who refuse to join gay parades.
It's also misused to describe bigots who persecute gays for their sexual beliefs.
A normal homophobe (heterosexual) doesn't hate gay
people, he just doesn't want to be one of them.
"I don't care what other
people do in their bedrooms, but
I would definitely wouldn't like to find a naked man in my bed. I'm not a
bigot, I'm a homophobe."
A homophobe is a person who makes every effort NOT to drop the soap in the prison shower. He does have a "phobia" of the "homo" standing behind him waiting for the soap to drop.