Definitions for Homophobia
ˌhoʊ məˈfoʊ bi əho·mo·pho·bi·a

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1. homophobianoun

   prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality

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1. homophobianoun

   A strong dislike or fear of homosexuals, especially to an unreasonable degree.

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1. homophobianoun

   A pathological fear of mankind.

2. homophobianoun

   Fear, dislike or hate of homosexuals.

3. Etymology: * homo + phobia

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1. Homophobia

   Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred or antipathy, may be based on irrational fear and may also be related to religious beliefs. Negative attitudes towards transgender and transsexual people are known as transphobia.Homophobia is observable in critical and hostile behavior such as discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientations that are non-heterosexual. Recognized types of homophobia include institutionalized homophobia, e.g. religious homophobia and state-sponsored homophobia, and internalized homophobia, experienced by people who have same-sex attractions, regardless of how they identify.Negative attitudes toward identifiable LGBT groups have similar yet specific names: lesbophobia is the intersection of homophobia and sexism directed against lesbians, gayphobia is the dislike or hatred of gay men, biphobia targets bisexuality and bisexual people, and transphobia targets transgender and transsexual people and gender variance or gender role nonconformity. According to 2010 Hate Crimes Statistics released by the FBI National Press Office, 19.3 percent of hate crimes across the United States "were motivated by a sexual orientation bias." Moreover, in a Southern Poverty Law Center 2010 Intelligence Report extrapolating data from fourteen years (1995–2008), which had complete data available at the time, of the FBI's national hate crime statistics found that LGBT people were "far more likely than any other minority group in the United States to be victimized by violent hate crime."

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1. homophobia

   Homophobia is a range of negative attitudes, feelings, or actions against homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. It can include prejudiced beliefs, discrimination, or a lack of understanding about LGBTQ+ communities. It may be expressed as antipathy, contempt, prejudice, aversion, or hatred, and may be based on irrational fear or misconceptions. Homophobia can potentially lead to both social and physical violence against people in the LGBTQ+ community.

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1. Homophobia

   Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. It can be expressed as antipathy, contempt, prejudice, aversion, or hatred, may be based on irrational fear, and is sometimes related to religious beliefs. Homophobia is observable in critical and hostile behavior such as discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientations that are non-heterosexual. According to the 2010 Hate Crimes Statistics released by the FBI National Press Office, 19.3 percent of hate crimes across the United States "were motivated by a sexual orientation bias." Moreover, in a Southern Poverty Law Center 2010 Intelligence Report extrapolating data from fourteen years, which had complete data available at the time, of the FBI's national hate crime statistics found that LGBT people were "far more likely than any other minority group in the United States to be victimized by violent hate crime." Recognized types of homophobia include institutionalized homophobia, e.g. religious homophobia and state-sponsored homophobia, and internalized homophobia, experienced by people who have same-sex attractions, regardless of how they identify. Forms of homophobia toward identifiable LGBT social groups have similar yet specific names: lesbophobia – the intersection of homophobia and sexism directed against lesbians, biphobia – towards bisexuality and bisexual people, and transphobia, which targets transsexualism, transsexual and transgender people, and gender variance or gender role nonconformity.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Homophobia in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Homophobia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Homophobia in a Sentence

1. Kwame Safo:

   Homophobia, in a mainstream sense, as a barrier to the commercial viability of a sound has impacted house probably greater than any other music genre because a lot of the mainstream music genres are selling something, they're selling an image to mainstream audiences.

2. Ali Barthwell:

   [ Wakanda is ] a place free from racism, sexism and homophobia it's a place of advanced technology, we wanted to talk about the film, but we also wanted to answer the bigger question' How can we make a place like Wakanda real ?'.

3. Alex French:

   We feel fortunate that The Atlantic decided to work with us, and we are grateful that the piece has gone through The Atlantic's thoughtful editorial process, which included another rigorous fact-check and robust legal vetting, singer's response to The Atlantic story wrongfully used' homophobia' to deflect from sexual assault allegations and GLAAD urges the media and the industry at large to not gloss over the fact that survivors of sexual assault should be put first.

4. Lori Lightfoot:

   I'm a Black woman and I'm a member of the LGBTQ community, it's not okay that systemic racism, homophobia, and sexism still exist but I'm going to play the cards that I'm dealt.

5. Matt Brooks:

   Racism, homophobia, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance have no place in our civil discourse. This is part of my responsibility as a Representative to the diverse constituency I represent. As public officials, we must all recommit ourselves to simultaneously advocating for our communities while fostering a more inclusive, tolerant society. you cannot condemn anti-Semitism and embrace the anti-Semite.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Homophobia
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Homophobia
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Homophobia
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophobia
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Homophobia