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homophobia [hō′mōfō′bē·ə] Etymology: Gk, homos, same, phobos, fear fear of or prejudice against homosexuals. homophobia Psychology An irrationally negative attitude toward those with homosexual orientation, or toward becoming homosexual. See Closet, Gay-bashing, Heterosexism. Cf Gay, Homosexual, Phobia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Just fire up Internet Explorer and peruse the comments sections on the country's most popular websites, which are aflame with homophobic hate speech so descriptively violent they would shock the members of Fred Phelps's Westboro Baptist Church. Nevertheless, the free speech fundamentalists will, as usual, denounce me as a totalitarian and insist that there should be no constraints at all on any form of homophobic hate speech and music. |
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