No More Homophobia

Yesterday while tweeting, I started thinking about something that truly bothers me; no, it not only bothers me but it pisses me off.
It is homophobia.
I was reading all the comments certain people I followed (yes that's right I unfollowed them) make about the politicians they truly disagree with.
I understand we all have our very personal political views and that is perfectly fine, but, when you start ranting about someone you just turn it into a hate speech.And what makes it worse (at least in my opinion) is that in order to make their comments more hurtful, they start using antigay slur.
So, not only do they disagree with these politicians, but they call them fa**ots? d*kes?WTF?
First of all, what does it have to do with it? If their political views are not the same as yours does it mean that the other person is gay?
Now, how can these peolple even consider themselves as non-homophobic? Is that the way they show their "support"?
It makes no sense to me. They support gay rights, but when there's someone they truly dislike they  use antigay slurs?
It is offensive to us,the LGBT comunity.
There's a word that everyone uses, but I'm not sure that we all grasp its meaning, and that word is RESPECT.
So, next time you feel tempted to offend someone, think for a few seconds at least, before venom comes out of your mouth.