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homofascism

homofascism noun: a political stance that associates fascism with homosexuality.

Noun

homofascism (uncountable)

  1. A political stance that associates fascism with homosexuality.
    • Consequently, his position indirectly suggests that perverse societies produce perverse individuals, an ideological stance that very much mirrors a discourse that during the postwar period was primarily observed in literary circles: homofascism.2007, Alison Guenther-Pal, Projecting Deviance/Seeing Queerly, page 60
    • At its worst, it [the art film] seems politically reactionary, tending toward homofascism.2013, Daniel Humphrey, Queer Bergman: Sexuality, Gender, and the European Art Cinema
  2. (derogatory) Aggressive support for gay rights.
    • Homofascism is dedicated to the proposition that anyone who does not believe homosexuality is normal should be fired, disenfranchised, imprisoned, or "harried out of the land."2008, No One, “Re: GOD is sending homosexuals a message in California, "Mend your ways, or burn in HELL!"”, in alt.politics.homosexuality (Usenet)
    • If anything, Christians are guilty of standing idly and silently by as creeping homofascism left its depraved bedroom and wormed its way into our public schools, our media, our television shows and Hollywood pictures, and even into our churches and the highest positions in our government and...2011, Democrats Destroy Society, “Re: Southern Poverty Law Center's Despicable Lies”, in alt.religion.christian (Usenet)

Origin of homofascism

From homo- + fascism.

Questions about homofascism

What does homofascism mean?
Homofascism means a political stance that associates fascism with homosexuality.
What part of speech is homofascism?
Homofascism is a noun.

Words near homofascism in the dictionary

  1. homoerythromycin
  2. homoerythromycins
  3. homoethnic
  4. homofaggot
  5. homofaggots
  6. homofascism
  7. homofascist
  8. homofascists
  9. homofenazine
  10. homofermentation
  11. homofermentations

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