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anti-gays

anti-gays is the plural of anti-gay.

Meaning of anti-gay

Noun

anti-gay (plural anti-gays)

  1. One who is against or opposed to gay people, or to rights for gay people.
    • Even now gay rights ordinances are in danger of being repealed by local and statewide initiatives. Indeed, San Francisco, the self proclaimed gay capital, is in the danger of falling prey to the anti-gays.1974 February 2, Edward Sebesta, “Launching the Gay '80s: Gay Rights Under Siege In Santa Clara County”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 5
    Synonyms:
    homophobe

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Questions about anti-gays

What is anti-gays the plural of?
Anti-gays is the plural of anti-gay.

Words near anti-gays in the dictionary

  1. anti-Gallican
  2. anti-Gallicanism
  3. anti-Gaullist
  4. anti-Gaullists
  5. anti-gay
  6. anti-gays
  7. anti-gender
  8. anti-Gentile
  9. anti-gentileism
  10. anti-gentilism
  11. anti-German

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