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gay-hate

gay-hate noun: dislike or hatred of homosexuals.

Noun

gay-hate (uncountable)

  1. Dislike or hatred of homosexuals.
    • As a result, the linkage between race-hate, gay-hate, and misogyny is evident (Sheffield, 1992: 389), but the centrality of race and gender in the gay and lesbian activism dealing with violence is negligible.2002, Diane Richardson, Steven Seidman, Handbook of Lesbian and Gay Studies
    • The designation of these homicides as 'gay-hate' killings was avoided as a prior classification of the sexuality of each victim.2013, Stephen Tomsen, Violence, Prejudice and Sexuality
    Synonyms:
    homophobia

Synonyms of gay-hate

Origin of gay-hate

From gay + hate.

Questions about gay-hate

What does gay-hate mean?
Gay-hate means dislike or hatred of homosexuals.
What part of speech is gay-hate?
Gay-hate is a noun.

Words near gay-hate in the dictionary

  1. gay-feathers
  2. gay-friendlier
  3. gay-friendliest
  4. gay-friendliness
  5. gay-friendly
  6. gay-hate
  7. gay-in
  8. gay-ins
  9. Gay-Lussac
  10. Gay-Lussac's law
  11. gay-marry

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