homophobic
Americanadjective
Vocabulary lists containing homophobic
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Here the author acknowledges that his earlier portraits of Epstein “dealt insufficiently with the anti-Semitism Brian always faced” and understated “his predicament as a gay man in a savagely homophobic world.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Denver Quarterly evidently bars material that lays bare social evils, since “we do not tolerate submissions that contain hate speech, bigotry, discrimination, or racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, or ableist language or violence of any kind.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
"The club is extremely disappointed by the claims made and categorically rejects the allegations, including any suggestion that Adelaide United is homophobic," it said in a statement.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
"We've always combated those views, and we've always worked with young people - and that's the same for racist views and homophobic views," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025
“I’ve met the minor and I can tell you he’s not homophobic, not even remotely,” he said.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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