gayphobia

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gayphobia

/ɡeɪˈfoʊbiə/

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From gay + -phobia.

noun

uncountable Fear, dislike, or hatred of gay men. Homophobia concerns lesbians (lesbophobia), gay men (gayphobia), bisexual people (biphobia), and transgender people (transphobia).
rare, uncountable Fear, dislike, or hatred of gay people in general. A major problem LGBTQ people face is gayphobia or homophobia, the irrational “fear and hatred” of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people (Morrow, 2008, p. 79).
Similar: homophobia

Opposite: lesbophobia, heterophobia, straightphobia

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noun

Opposite: lesbophobia, heterophobia, straightphobia

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@misc{gayphobia_2026,
  title = {gayphobia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gayphobia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}