Do you think that most (if not all) straight men are, to some degree, prejudiced against male homosexuality?

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There’s an impossibly thin line between toleration and prejudice. And there’s a wide gulf between toleration and actually being able to have gay friends.

The only way I could have a gay guy friend is if I’m damn sure he’s not attracted to me. If I catch even a whiff of that, I won’t return your texts. It’s hard enough dealing with women who are attracted to me that I’m not attracted to. The last thing I want is for every time a conversation gets deep, it turns into you trying to get in my pants. Of course, you as a gay guy who might want to be my friend are not going to know that about me beforehand.

I personally don’t give a toss if you talk about other guys you are attracted to, I’m just glad it’s not me. But a guy who says he’s ‘tolerant’ of homosexuality uses that specific phrasing not because he’s comfortable with homosexuality but because he’s uncomfortable with it, but tolerates it anyway. Throwing it in his face is only going to make him more uncomfortable. He might agree with your right to be gay, he just doesn’t want to have to deal with it.

Is it equal? No. But that’s the way it works. This is why gay people go on marches and push for gay characters in TV shows. The more gayness people see the more normal it gets and the more comfortable people get with it.