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• n  a person who hates or fears homosexual people

• Carrie Prejean became a popular figure with social conservatives because she was attacked in a high profile, nationally televised event as a homophobe and a bigot for expressing .
• In his prime, Rose may have been an angry, misogynistic homophobe the proto-Eminem but he was also a riveting physical and vocal presence.
• Brian, 44, is gay, and Banton, 32, is an avowed homophobe whose song Boom Bye-Bye decrees that gays "haffi dead" ("have to die").

News & Articles

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• Lauryn Hill Denies Homophobia Via Tumblr Post
  *Lauryn Hill is not a homophobe, she says. Oh sure, her newest single, “Neurotic Society,” is bloated with controversial lyrics. But who doesn’t like a little controversy in their coffee every now and then, eh? Even with all the negative press, Hill hasn’t wavered in her defense of the song, which makes stand-alone references to [...]
  June 6, 2013 - EURweb

Quotes

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• Barney Frank in Newsweek
  I wouldn't want it to go to the United States Supreme Court now because that homophobe Antonin Scalia has too many votes on this current court,said Frank.
• Lindsay Lohan in RushLimbaugh.com (subscription)
  Anyway, Lindsay Lohan says Palin's a "media obsessed homophobe." "I really can't bite my tongue anymore when it comes to Sarah Palin. I couldn't be more supportive of a woman in office, but let's face it, it comes down to the person and their...
• Buju Banton in Billboard
  I have never bashed any gays before, and if I bashed gays, I bashed them 16 years ago,Banton tells Billboard.com. "There's no tolerance from [the gay community]. I'm not a gay-basher. I'm not a homophobe."