Meaning of gayphobia | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Fear, dislike, or hatred of gay men.
   uncountable
2. Fear, dislike, or hatred of gay people in general.
   rare, uncountable

Examples

“Homophobia concerns lesbians (lesbophobia), gay men (gayphobia), bisexual people (biphobia), and transgender people (transphobia).”

“In fact, gayphobia occupied more media space than lesbophobia.”

“A major problem LGBTQ people face is gayphobia or homophobia, the irrational “fear and hatred” of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people (Morrow, 2008, p. 79).”

CEFR level