Definition of homophobia
: irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals
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Vida weaves the pain of gentrification and homophobia into an ultimately joyful family story The show’s most immediately urgent thread is rooted in gentrification’s mission creep across Los Angeles.
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Underlying homophobia within liberal discourse was unremarkable at the time of Reid’s blog posts, whereas such remarks would clearly lead to pitchforks and hashtags now.
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Almost every sort of smear from scatology to homophobia has been voiced by celebrities to turn Trump into a president deserving such abuse — and worse.
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The film deftly explores the scars left by bullies and homophobia and the highs and the lows of a man who saw beauty in everyone, but couldn't find it in himself.
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In the finale of American Crime Story, Cunanan's acquaintance, Ronnie Holston, blames homophobia and apathy for law enforcement's delay in catching Cunanan prior to Versace's murder.
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Does the show go so far as to suggest that Cunanan, like Matt Damon in the 1999 movie The Talented Mr. Ripley, became a cold-blooded killer because of homophobia?
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The last to go was homophobia, after being in a workplace where easily 10-20% of the workers were gay.
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Giving the album a prize has sparked a debate across the German music industry about anti-Semitism, homophobia, and sexism in hip hop songs.
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First Known Use of homophobia
1969
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medical Definition of homophobia
: irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals
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