gay-bashing

noun

gay-bash·​ing ˈgā-ˌba-shiŋ 

variants or less commonly gay bashing or gaybashing

1

: cruel, harsh, or unfair treatment of someone because they are gay (see gay entry 1 sense 1) or are perceived to be gay

Importantly, LGBTQ people had acquired a political voice; gay-bashing would no longer work for a candidate as it had in the past …

—Michael Hiltzik

And if parents think gay bashing is appropriate, kids may bully children they perceive to be gay.

—Theresa Wiza

2

: an act of homophobic violence

… with a brain injury that was inflicted during a gay bashing and made worse by his falls at home …

—Ira Silverberg

gay-bashing adjective

The gay-bashing, racist, misogynistic host aired his grievances daily for an audience of millions.

—Alan Siegel

… there were gay-bashing attacks carried out by local Latino gang members.

—Lois Beckett

gay bash transitive + intransitive verb

The point here is not to gay bash but to look at the Church's sex abuse scandal with clear eyes towards correction.

—Jemy Gatdula

Honestly, if you're a person that is not going to pass … you should probably be scared of going. … Because you could be harmed, you can be gay bashed, you can be beaten, and people may not be able to help you.

—Naser Mohamed, quoted in Time

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined at sense 1