homophobe
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Originally:
Noun [edit]
homophobe (plural homophobes)
- A person who fears sameness.
- A person who fears men.
Etymology 2 [edit]
Recent definition:
Back-formation from homophobia., equivalent to homo (“homosexual”) + -phobe
Noun [edit]
homophobe (plural homophobes)
- A person who is opposed to homosexuals and homosexuality.
- 1997, Stephen Fry, Moab Is My Washpot: An Autobiography, London: Hutchinson, ISBN 9780091801618, LCCN 2002483525, OL 3646027M:
- That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really cannot stand.
- 2001 April 23, Henry Rollins, Talk Is Cheap, Volume I:
- If you're against gay marriage, just be honest, put a scarlet 'H' on your shirt, and say, "I am a homophobe!"
- 2006, Robert Ordona quoting Ang Lee, “"Brokeback Mountain" — as gay as it gets: An interview with Ang Lee”, Gay.com, accessed on 2006-05-19:
- To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in the whole movie — culturally and psychologically — but by the time he admits his feelings, it's too late.
- 1997, Stephen Fry, Moab Is My Washpot: An Autobiography, London: Hutchinson, ISBN 9780091801618, LCCN 2002483525, OL 3646027M:
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A person who is opposed to homosexuals and homosexuality
