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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The show assembles artists whose work has implicitly or explicitly challenged local and global legacies of homophobia and bigotry, offering imaginings of alternative futures as well as celebrations of intimacy, faith, family and joy.
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Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
But in 1977, Bryant torpedoed her own performing career by becoming the spokesperson for a campaign to repeal a Dade County, Florida ordinance banning anti-gay discrimination — a decision that would make her name synonymous with homophobia for the next 50 years.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 10 Jan. 2025
With so many characters on stage, Headland must tend to an array of themes: homophobia, religious doubt, aging parents, mental health and even drug addiction.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Transferring that depth to television, particularly to predominantly Black characters in a Caribbean country, especially one as fabled as Jamaica, to confront the tyranny of homophobia while also sustaining a conversation with the U.K. about its tainted legacy of colonialism, is bold and visionary.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
But in 1977, Bryant torpedoed her own performing career by becoming the spokesperson for a campaign to repeal a Dade County, Florida ordinance banning anti-gay discrimination — a decision that would make her name synonymous with homophobia for the next 50 years.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 10 Jan. 2025
With so many characters on stage, Headland must tend to an array of themes: homophobia, religious doubt, aging parents, mental health and even drug addiction.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Transferring that depth to television, particularly to predominantly Black characters in a Caribbean country, especially one as fabled as Jamaica, to confront the tyranny of homophobia while also sustaining a conversation with the U.K. about its tainted legacy of colonialism, is bold and visionary.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Homophobia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homophobia. Accessed 27 Jan. 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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