First off, "gay people" are "people" with an adjective thrown in front. They're people like you and me. So being homophobic seems kind of on the same level as being racist, just disliking someone because they have a different describing word involved.
"Oh no!" you say with great conviction, "Homophobia is very different from racism. Gay people choose to be gay." Unfortunately, I've only ever been straight all my life, so I can't make a clear judgment on this. Fortunately, because I'm a Christian, judging isn't even allowed. I don't know if gay people choose to be gay anymore than anyone chooses the color of their skin or their gender, but I do know that Christians have never been given the responsibility of judging others.
Personally, I don't see homosexuality (either mentally or in lifestyle) lining up with the Bible; in fact, I see the opposite. But Christ never asked us, did He? No, He just commanded us to love God and love others (and yeah, that's the short version). Those who take on the struggle of being both homosexual and Christian have to sort that out with God, and if they can be cool with Jesus, I'm the last in line to want to be casting stones.
We have plenty of commands from God that we need to work on. Once we get past our own issues (judging others, impure thoughts, sinful actions, etc.), maybe we can focus on something like helping instead of judging. Unlike the never-present command to judge people, there are commandments in the Bible saying to do things. For instance, helping the poor and needy. Maybe help those orphans and widows could use a hand. If that feels beyond you, helping those who help others is also nice. Let's just make sure to put our focus where it should be; after all, it's God who deals with the sin, not us.
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