> I had an ex co-worker who confided in me that he doesn't like gay people. I was very happy that he couldn't say that in public. He can still talk about it wh

> I had an ex co-worker who confided in me that he doesn't like gay people. I was very happy that he couldn't say that in public. He can still talk about it when he's around other like-minded people though. By not being able to say it in public, isn't he basically ensuring that he'll never have a conversation with someone with a dissenting opinion and never be forced to think through it? These things just reinforce his attitude probably.