Queerphobia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Fear or hatred of queer people. (Compare homophobia.) uncommon, uncountable

    "Michael's experiences pointed to a form of heteronormativity/queerphobia, unique to Asian American communities, which supplemented the heteronormativity/queerphobia in mainstream society."

Synonyms

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queerantagonism

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"Michael's experiences pointed to a form of heteronormativity/queerphobia, unique to Asian American communities, which supplemented the heteronormativity/queerphobia in mainstream society."

Etymology

From queer + -phobia, by analogy with transphobia. Attested as queer-phobia since at least 1998, and as queerphobia since at least 2000.

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