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 ::::Agreed, too vague and unsupported.  ""Anti-gay"" is more precise than ""homophobic"".  Santorum is unquestionably opposed to the pro-gay position on a number of gay civil rights causes.  Many people do consider it homophobic to take that position or argue for it, but ""widely considered"" suggests more than that.  That's said differently than the ""vulgar"" comment - Wikipedia doesn't say Santorum is homophobic, but rather than some people perceived the comments that way.   The reason the anti-Santorum sentiment is relevant is that it explains why Savage says he did it, and why it caught on to the extent it did.  -   "