Gayphobia

//ɡeɪˈfoʊbiə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fear, dislike, or hatred of gay men. uncountable

    "Homophobia concerns lesbians (lesbophobia), gay men (gayphobia), bisexual people (biphobia), and transgender people (transphobia)."

  2. 2
    Fear, dislike, or hatred of gay people in general. rare, uncountable

    "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)."

Synonyms

All synonyms
homophobialesbophobia

Example

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"Homophobia concerns lesbians (lesbophobia), gay men (gayphobia), bisexual people (biphobia), and transgender people (transphobia)."

Etymology

From gay + -phobia.

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