gayphobia

/ɡeɪˈfoʊbiə/

noun 2

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ADJ.

bisexual, gay, occupied

VERB + GAYPHOBIA

face

GAYPHOBIA + NOUN

biphobia, homophobia, media, people

PREP.

Definitions

noun

Fear, dislike, or hatred of gay men.

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

In fact, gayphobia occupied more media space than lesbophobia.

Fear, 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).

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

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In fact, gayphobia occupied more media space than lesbophobia.

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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).

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