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homophobia

/hoh-muh-foh-bee-uh/US // ˌhoʊ məˈfoʊ bi ə //UK // (ˌhəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə) //

恐同症,仇视同性恋,仇视同性恋者,憎恶同性恋

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of gay sexual orientation or gay people.

Examples

  • It’s an eye-opening read that offers unique insights on homophobia in professional sports.

  • Coel wrote and starred in the series, which stares unflinchingly at issues like sexism, racism and homophobia and yet manages to be spellbinding and entertaining.

  • However, history has shown us in a very hard way that public policies and laws are just worthless piece of papers when you have a systematic evil in your society, like racism, homophobia and machismo.

  • They face race bias along with severe homophobia in their own community.

  • Though the island nation was moving toward greater liberties at that time, homophobia was widespread and this film is based on true events.

  • Today is the International Day Against Homophobia (and Transphobia).

  • Homophobia and fear of, like you said, the “other,” really stems from a fear of the unknown.

  • Homophobia and bigotry are unfortunately nothing new in the realm of politics.

  • Homophobia is rooted elsewhere, but comes with a theological sanction.