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How to pronounce homophobia in English?

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Type of bias, preconception, prejudice

Examples of homophobia

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Only 22 local authorities collected data on homophobia, reporting 561 incidents.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Before black pastors, he spoke about eradicating homophobia from black churches.
From the theatlantic.com
Eblen translates this into values of intolerance, homophobia and discrimination.
From the kentucky.com
Rampant racism became declasse'and conservatives moved on to rampant homophobia.
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
I don't see why homophobia couldn't be at least partially accounted for by this.
From the economist.com
Shows like Modern Family and Glee subversively undermine homophobia with comedy.
From the huffingtonpost.com
No one involved will countenance the idea that there could be homophobia at play.
From the guardian.co.uk
Do you honestly believe that makes him incapable of homophobia or antisemitism?
From the guardian.co.uk
Because homophobia is like an invisible wall supported by learned intolerance.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • Prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality
  • Homophobia is a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and in some cases transgender and intersex people. Definitions refer variably to antipathy, contempt, prejudice, aversion, and irrational fear. ...
  • "Homophobia" is a song from Chumbawamba's album Anarchy, concerning the topic of modern homophobia. It has remained a regular part of Chumbawamba's live set since it was first released, usually in an a cappella version, and is still performed by the current five-person acoustic version of the ...
  • A pathological fear of mankind; Fear, dislike or hate of homosexuals
  • (homophobic) Relating to or characteristic of homophobia or homophobes
  • The fear and hatred of or discomfort with people who love and are sexually attracted to members of the same sex.
  • Literally an uncontrollable fear of homosexuals and of homosexuality, but the term is generally used for a negative and contemptuous attitude to same-sex sexual relationships and to those who participate in them.
  • Hatred, fear, discomfort or violence towards gay, lesbian, bisexual, intersex, transexual or transgender people. See Heterosexism and Discrimination.
  • Literally the fear of homosexuals or homosexuality. It is normally expressed through prejudice or discrimination towards gay people.