homophobia
noun
ho·mo·pho·bia
ˌhō-mə-ˈfō-bē-ə 
: discrimination against, aversion to, or fear of homosexuality or gay people compare transphobia
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An exquisitely original writer, an activist who stood against the dictatorship and a critic of the traditional left’s homophobia, Lemebel played with drag and the gender binary.
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Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2025
Not literally haunted, but filled with painful memories of a broken home—an abusive mother steeped in homophobia who kept two siblings apart.
—Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2024
The spike in homophobia and homophobic violence has led Ivorian gay communities and human rights groups to express concerns that the hostility could endanger the country's reputation for comparative tolerance.
—Tess Foley-Cox, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
After the film’s snub originally sparked backlash in Hollywood, and was even unofficially re-voted as Best Picture in 2015, Lee blamed the loss on the Academy’s homophobia last year.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
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Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2025
Not literally haunted, but filled with painful memories of a broken home—an abusive mother steeped in homophobia who kept two siblings apart.
—Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2024
The spike in homophobia and homophobic violence has led Ivorian gay communities and human rights groups to express concerns that the hostility could endanger the country's reputation for comparative tolerance.
—Tess Foley-Cox, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
After the film’s snub originally sparked backlash in Hollywood, and was even unofficially re-voted as Best Picture in 2015, Lee blamed the loss on the Academy’s homophobia last year.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Homophobia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homophobia. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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homophobia
noun
ho·mo·pho·bia
ˌhō-mə-ˈfō-bē-ə
: irrational fear or dislike of or prejudice against homosexuality or gay people
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