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homophobia

ho·mop·ho·bia

UK/ˌhəʊ.məˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ US/ˌhɒ.mə-/ rare obsolete

noun

Origin

From homo- (short for and prefix of homosexual) + -phobia. Coined by American psychologist George Weinberg in 1971 in Society and the Healthy Homosexual.

Phrases

  • liberal homophobia

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