..they are? For example, if I say a certain black person looks very similar to another certain black person, I am racist. Meanwhile, if I say that a certain white person looks like a different white person, I am not racist...just stating that those two individuals look alike. Why is it that you are racist unless you say how incredibly amazing and awesome black people are?
In the same vein, why are you a homophobe if you say anything about people with homosexual preferences unless you say how amazing and awesome they are?