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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

Washington first cut aid to Uganda’s military in 2014 after President Yoweri Museveni signed antigay legislation criticized by the White House and others.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2016

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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