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antigay

American  
[an-tee-gey, 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

Example Sentences

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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

On Saturday, there were no antigay protesters at the rally and police deployed along the 30-mile highway to Entebbe to guarantee safety to the marchers said the demonstrations were held in a positive atmosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 9, 2015

The gathering took place on the shores of Lake Victoria a year after a court overturned the antigay law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 9, 2015

And couldn’t Willy Bogner have waited a beat before giving the go-ahead to German team uniforms he designed, the ones printed with rainbow pastels and mistakenly interpreted as a rebuke to Russia’s antigay policies?

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2014

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