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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Bella Thorne has accused fellow actor Mickey Rourke of on-set misconduct, following his recent homophobia scandal involving singer JoJo Siwa.
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Michaela Zee, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
There are no coming-out storylines, no declarations of evolving identity upon finding love and there is no homophobia.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
In her first series lead, Tamara Lawrance plays ex-Scotland Yard detective Millie Black who returns to Jamaica from the U.K. haunted by a past that includes her inability to save her brother from their mother and their country’s toxic homophobia.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
In the ad in question, Rudd and Rogen adopt a similar conversational pattern to the Virgin scene, but without the homophobia that makes the movie sequence uncomfortable for some viewers.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Michaela Zee, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
There are no coming-out storylines, no declarations of evolving identity upon finding love and there is no homophobia.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
In her first series lead, Tamara Lawrance plays ex-Scotland Yard detective Millie Black who returns to Jamaica from the U.K. haunted by a past that includes her inability to save her brother from their mother and their country’s toxic homophobia.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
In the ad in question, Rudd and Rogen adopt a similar conversational pattern to the Virgin scene, but without the homophobia that makes the movie sequence uncomfortable for some viewers.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for homophobia
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“Homophobia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homophobia. Accessed 1 May. 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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