Letters to the Editor
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What are you afraid of?
LW, you don't need GBLT "street cred" to prove that you're not homophobic. And you don't need to endure harassment to prove you're not homophobic either. Why are you living by other people's rules? What do YOU think? Are you homophobic or not?
If the answer is no, then end of story. If someone else (gay or straight) thinks you're homophobic but you're not, then they are just as wrong as the people who think you're gay but you're not. You don't have to fall all over yourself trying to prove that you "belong" in someone else's culture. Just be yourself.
Wear what you want, defend yourself. If people think you're gay, they're wrong (unless you really are in the closet). If people think you're homophobic, they're also wrong. It's called having an internal locus of control.