After scanning through the rather hysterical and bizarre rantings by homophobes about the age of consent- and their fascination with pedophiilia and feces and anuses- I can only come to the obvious conclusion.
Homophobes only raise these issues because they realize that Americans now want to treat homosexuals equally and fairly- and that pisses them off.
I think its an issue of legitimacy. One of the reasons that gays and lesbians are fighting for marriage rather than a 'separate but equal' civil union is that the civil union is unequal. With the recognition of marriage, their unions have the same legitimacy and validity as that of a straight union under the law.
And *that* is what I think pisses 'homophobes' off. I think most of them are willing to allow gays and lesbians to go about their business without molestation as long as they keep to themselves and know their proper place. And this, I would guess is considered a great act of tolerance and compassion by many of these folks.
But gays are getting 'uppity' in the estimation of many of 'homophobes', trying to portray their lives as valid and demanding their place in society as equals.
And worse, society is siding with the gays! For many, its an intolerable situation.