anti-gay

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anti-gay

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From anti- + gay (“homosexual”).

adjective more anti-gay · most anti-gay · antigay

  1. Against or opposed to gay people, or to rights for gay people.

    Similar: homophobic

Opposite: pro-gay

noun anti-gays · antigay

  1. One who is against or opposed to gay people, or to rights for gay people. Even now gay rights ordinances are in danger of being repealed by local and statewide initiatives. Indeed, San Francisco, the self proclaimed gay capital, is in the danger of falling prey to the anti-gays.

    Similar: homophobe

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adjective

Opposite: pro-gay

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adj against or opposed to gay people, or to rights for gay people

中文反同的 fǎntóng de
Portuguêsantigay
Русскийантиге́йский antigéjskij

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"anti-gay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anti-gay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{anti_gay_2026,
  title = {anti-gay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anti-gay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}