[calyman]

It's true that homophobes still exist but a homophobes verbal offensiveness is their problem, not the Gay persons.
Incidentally, "Fag" is not even a terribly offensive word, nonce or paedo however are far more offensive.

What is truly offensive is something like that islington Coucil Registrar refusing to perform a Gay wedding because it "was agaainst her religious beliefs". Now that truly is offensive, especially given she won her case against dismissal from the Council.