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antigayism

antigayism noun: homophobia.

Noun

antigayism (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Homophobia.
    • Despite its antigayism, however, for many of the women with whom I interacted, the controversy was a crucial reference point in conveying Ghanaian norms of respectability and in exemplifying why all same-sex intimacies (male or female) should remain "a silent trade" and should not be discussed in...2020, Serena Owusu Dankwa, “The Imagined Homoconference: "Activistism" and the Politics of Indirection”, in Rachel Spronk, Thomas Hendriks, editors, Readings in Sexualities from Africa, Bloomington...

Origin of antigayism

From anti- + gay + -ism.

Questions about antigayism

What does antigayism mean?
Antigayism means homophobia.
What part of speech is antigayism?
Antigayism is a noun.

Words near antigayism in the dictionary

  1. antigangster
  2. antigas
  3. antigassing
  4. antigastric
  5. antigay
  6. antigayism
  7. antigayness
  8. antigelatinolytic
  9. antigen
  10. antigen-presenting cell
  11. antigenaemia

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