Meanings
- uncountableFear, dislike, or hatred of gay men.
In fact, gayphobia occupied more media space than lesbophobia.
2017, Kristina Schulz, The Women's Liberation Movement: Impacts and Outcomes, Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page 1641 more example
Homophobia concerns lesbians (lesbophobia), gay men (gayphobia), bisexual people (biphobia), and transgender people (transphobia).
2010, Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers, Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology, page 524 - rareuncountableFear, dislike, or hatred of gay people in general.
A major problem LGBTQ people face is gayphobia or homophobia, the irrational “fear and hatred” of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people (Morrow, 2008, p. 79).
2013, Karen K. Kirst-Ashman, Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Human Behavior in the Macro Social Environment, page 59Synonyms: homophobia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounFear, dislike, or hatred of gay people in general.
Origin
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