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homophobia

hoh muh foh bee uh

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

  • This is when her anti-Semitism, homophobia (even though she herself dabbled in bisexuality) and other base inclinations emerged.
  • It has decided that Brno 's edgy parody of homophobia, with its numerous risqu sex scenes, is too much for Ukrainian citizens to handle and has nixed the film's distribution.
  • Banton parlayed homophobia into a ticket out of Salt Lane.
News & Articles

  • Gay rights groups condemn NYPD over alleged 'homophobic' arrest
    Gay rights groups and anti-violence activists gathered Tuesday outside One Police Plaza to condemn NYPD officers they said wrongly arrested three men in Brooklyn last week because they were gay, saying it was indicative of the force's "homophobia."
    June 11, 2013 - amNewYork
  • 'Mad Men': Is Bob Benson Gay? Probably Not
    By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - (Spoiler warning: Don't read this if you haven't seen Sunday's "Mad Men," entitled "Favors") Bob Benson might be gay - or just a shrewd manipulator of 1960s homophobia. The crucial moment in Sunday's "Mad Men" was Sally Draper's terrible discovery of her father having an affair with his neighbor - but the episode also slipped in a tantalizing new clue about ...
    June 10, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • Sports Homophobia Addressed by Scottish Government
    The Scottish Government has pledged to tackle homophobia in sport by creating a charter for LGBT people, in order to help address the issue.
    June 5, 2013 - Gayapolis
Quotes

  • John Amaechi in Forbes
    Famously, they're saying in 2007 that homophobia is not an issue,Amaechi said. "While (Hardaway) is not a representative of the NBA or of straight men, there's no point pretending it's not an opinion that is out there."
  • James Clyburn in Forbes
    I have consistently spoken directly to African-American religious leaders about the need to overcome the homophobia that persists in some parts our community so that we can confront issues like HIV/AIDS and broaden the reach of equal rights in this... Barack Obama http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHQ0yfPaaXFGqLKymRgcres0I2nuA FOXNews http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Oct22/0,4670,ObamaGospelSinger,00.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNExiRHNKyMJzz1TJa4IVejVv55Mqw Oct 22, 2007 47876 64909 homophobia Bigotry and homophobia are sentiments that should never be allowed to permeate the American workplace," said House Majority Whip James Clyburn, DS.C.

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