anti-homosexualism

anti-homosexualism noun: homophobia; prejudice against homosexual (gay) people.

Noun

anti-homosexualism (uncountable)

(dated, rare) Homophobia; prejudice against homosexual (gay) people.
- I write 'homosexuality ' with some trepidation, since anti-homosexualism is a prejudice as discreditable as anti-semitism; and I am not the late Roy Campbell. Recent legislation, though, makes a difference, lightening matters for critics, and biographers as well. If a heterosexual subject went...1967, The Listener
- Such terrors about people with aids are only a blurred line away from anti-homosexualism. Violence against homosexuals has risen.1990, The Economist

I write 'homosexuality ' with some trepidation, since anti-homosexualism is a prejudice as discreditable as anti-semitism; and I am not the late Roy Campbell.1967, The Listener:
Anti-homosexualism likewise is not simply a gay and lesbian problem, but a problem for the entire society.1999, Edward E. Sampson, Dealing with Differences: An Introduction to the Social Psychology of Prejudice (Harcourt College Pub)

From anti- + homosexualism.

What does anti-homosexualism mean?: Anti-homosexualism means homophobia; prejudice against homosexual (gay) people.
How do you use anti-homosexualism in a sentence?: I write 'homosexuality ' with some trepidation, since anti-homosexualism is a prejudice as discreditable as anti-semitism; and I am not the late Roy Campbell.
What part of speech is anti-homosexualism?: Anti-homosexualism is a noun.

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