The film had its premiere in Vienna on 11 May 2012, and was released online on 14 May 2012 as a contribution to the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on 17 May 2012.

Homophobia is set in the 1990s during the winter solstice, and is about a young Austrian soldier, Michael (played by Glantschnig), who attempts suicide using a firearm, because of bullying over his homosexuality, during a watch on the Austrian-Hungarian border on the last night of his seven-week military service.

The film then introduces to Michael, a young, gay Austrian soldier, in a military camp, who wakes up, vomits into a toilet, and starts crying.

Entering the bathroom for a shower, Jürgen (played by Günther Sturmlechner) holds him from behind while Raphael turns cold water on him.

When asked later by the commanding officer (played by Harald Bodingbauer) about the resulting wound on his eyebrow, Michael lies, telling him he slipped in the bathroom.

Preparing for a watch on the Austrian-Hungarian border on the last night of a seven-week military service, Michael hears Jürgen joking about homosexuality with two fellow platoon mates.

After this, Michael takes his gun and walks away, first pointing it at Raphael, and then wanting to commit suicide by shooting himself because of the bullying by his fellow soldiers.

[4][9] People who donated were invited to be a "dynamic" part of the project and to visit a Facebook forum, where they could review the ongoing production and make suggestions.

"[11] During a behind-the-scenes video, it was revealed that the final scene was to have featured Michael and Raphael meeting as friends at a train station after their military service.

Not only because the subject matter is particularly relevant in the USA, but also because I have now achieved the necessary emotional and artistic maturity needed to implement this project.

[11] It was also intended to be shown in schools to "facilitate a dialogue about homophobia and self-acceptance,"[11] and was handed both offline and online to other film festivals.