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antigay

American  
[an-tee-gay, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈgeɪ, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

  1. opposed or hostile to gay people or to gay rights, communities, organizations, etc.


Etymology

Origin of antigay

First recorded in 1965–70; anti- + gay


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As my Slate colleague Christina Cauterucci laid out in her podcast series Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs, the antigay wave that Bryant instigated in Florida would come to a halt in California.

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2025

It was a long way from Iowa, where Buttigieg was heckled by antigay activists this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2019

He expelled from his team a candidate who made antigay comments, and he unequivocally condemned neo-Nazis who endorsed him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2018

Eventually, CEOs he contacted—and others at companies such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT 0.94 % and Nascar—came out against antigay discrimination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2016

They met as eager activists who leafleted for candidates and demonstrated against antigay violence outside the Stonewall Inn.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2012

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