antigayness

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noun

homophobia

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Meanings

nounantigayness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehomophobia

    Just as we recognize that racism and sexism are crucial issues that divide us, […] and are therefore issues that all working people must deal with, just so we raise the issue of gay oppression and the need to combat anti-gayness in a spirit of unity.

    1976 February 14, Michael Bumblebee, quoting Gay Caucus, “Gay Folks and The 'Hard Times'”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 33, page 3

Origin

From antigay + -ness.

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APA

antigayness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antigayness

MLA

“antigayness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antigayness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antigayness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antigayness.

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