gay-hate

gay-hate

English

Etymology

From gay +‎ hate.

Noun

gay-hate (uncountable)

1. Dislike or hatred of homosexuals.
   • 2002, Diane Richardson, ‎Steven Seidman, Handbook of Lesbian and Gay Studies:

     As a result, the linkage between race-hate, gay-hate, and misogyny is evident (Sheffield, 1992: 389), but the centrality of race and gender in the gay and lesbian activism dealing with violence is negligible.

   • 2013, Stephen Tomsen, Violence, Prejudice and Sexuality:

     The designation of these homicides as 'gay-hate' killings was avoided as a prior classification of the sexuality of each victim.

   • 2015, Thom Lieb, Editing for the Digital Age:

     Kansas-based church has caused controversy by preaching gay-hate […]

   • 2015, Isaac Ritter, The Prudent Man:

     They were traditionally assigned the high-profile cases that could end up in the newspaper or involved key citizens of Indianapolis, such as the murder of a bank officer in what appeared to be a gay-hate homicide.

Synonyms

• homophobia