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homophobic

American  
[hoh-muh-fohb-ik] / ˌhoʊ məˈfoʊb ɪk /

adjective

  1. fearful of, contemptuous of, or hostile toward gay people or homosexuality.


Example Sentences

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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

The BBC has apologised to a former radio presenter after an internal investigation found a failure to act in response to homophobic abuse.

From BBC

"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

He also explained it had taken time to discuss the relationship publicly because of the effects of his "extremely homophobic childhood", which meant he had been "deep in the closet" for years.

From BBC

Joss' husband claimed that the shooting was a homophobic attack.

From Salon