How do you deal with people whom you otherwise respect but who are in some way "bigoted"? I have many acquaintances who are anti-homosexual to some degree or who are prejudiced against one or more categories of people. Otherwise, they seem to be reasonable and courteous.
My anti-homosexual acquaintances generally have a religious basis for their views, and religious views are not really all that arguable. To them, homosexuals are sinners, end of story. My homosexual acquaintances dismiss them as "homophobes". There seems to be little chance for any kind of dialogue to develop so as to permit any kind of mutual understanding between these two views.
I find that I understand both points of view and can tolerate and respect both homosexuals and those who dislike them. In a free society, these two categories of people would never have to confront one another. Both could pursue happiness as they saw fit without imposition on the other. Now, the folks in these categories struggle to force recognition of their point of view on others through political means.
Perhaps advocacy of the free society would be the best way to reconcile the opposing positions.
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