Pissed off at homophobia!

So I just finished reading the amazing fifth book in Juliet Marillier's spell-binding Sevenwaters series. Like the fourth book in the series, two of the minor characters are two men who are in a relationship with each other. I loved the way Marillier wrote them, and I decided to peruse goodreads.com to see if others love the Sevenwaters series as much as I do.

Wtf at the homophobia on there?!? Several people complained that there was a same-sex couple in the series. One said it's not historically accurate (because gay people apparently only came into existence within the last 30 years?), one said the author must've been compelled to do it by the "pro-gay trend".

Even if you're a total homophobe, the relationship between the two men was definitely in the background of the novel. They don't so much as kiss "on camera"!

Is Goodreads dominated by 'phobic nut jobs?? I mean, I know homophobia exists but maybe I expect better from fans of fantasy novels.

Maybe I've been coddled by the same-sex-lovingness that is X-men First Class fandom.