The “offender”, the person whose actions or words were homophobic or heterosexistĭr.The “victim” of the homophobia or heterosexism.If you want to be an active witness - that is - to actively intervene when you witness homophobic comments, slurs or jokes, your intervention can address: While his work is focused on racism, the model can be applied to any type of expression of bias or prejudice. Ishiyama, is focused on the options for action available to anyone who witnesses a discriminatory event. The Anti-Racism Response Training (ART) program, developed by Dr.