One expert thinks it's smart of The Associated Press to cease use of the term "homophobia" -- a term that he says emerged from homosexual activism and has no valid basis in psychology.
Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH) president Peter LaBarbera congratulates The Associated Press for no longer using the terms "homophobia" or "ethnic cleansing." Homophobia, he says, is not an accurate term to begin with.
"This term was invented by a left-wing activist. It's designed to portray people who oppose homosexuality as somehow possessing an irrational fear," LaBarbera explains.
"I don't fear homosexuals. I just disagree with them. We oppose their behavior; we oppose the homosexual activist agenda. It's not about fear. It's about our faith. It's about common sense. It's about doing what's right, but obviously they want to make conservatives and Christians who oppose homosexuality look like they're just a little bit off, that they have some kind of phobia."
Meanwhile, the AFTAH president says homosexual activists are furious about the change and "are working hard to get AP to reinstate it."