Whether your brand of theocratic inclination is dominionist or Sharia, and whether you beat up gay people or not, chances are you'd legislate them out of existence or--at the very least--deny them civil right, if you could.
In Britain, the evidence is mounting that rightist religious belief fuels violent homophobia. As reported in The Guardian:
In the last 12 months, the Gay Police Association has recorded a 75% increase in homophobic incidents, where the sole or primary motivating factor was the religious belief of the perpetrator. Verbal abuse and physical assault against gay men and women is a criminal offence and should always be reported to the police.
-IseFire
