anti-gay
Opposed to homosexuality
Anti-gay describes opposition or hostility toward gay people or homosexuality.
The term covers a range from personal prejudice to institutional discrimination: anti-gay slurs, anti-gay legislation, anti-gay violence.
Someone with anti-gay views may oppose same-sex marriage, gay adoption, or legal protections for LGBTQ people.
Prejudice against same-sex attraction
- homophobicPrejudiced against gay people
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
bias · hostility · hatred · discrimination · stigma · aversion · contempt · disapproval
Being barred from participation
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
harassment · bullying · victimization · ostracism · segregation · oppression · inequity · disadvantage
Bound bundle of sticks
- dykeEmbankment preventing floods
- queerUnusual or non-normative
- homoSlur for gay person
- sodomiteOne practicing condemned acts
deviant · pervert · abomination · unnatural · sinful · derogatory · epithet · hate-speech
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- allyshipActive support for marginalized
- activismDirect effort for reform
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- LGBTQ+Sexual and gender minorities
equality · acceptance · inclusion · coming-out · visibility · solidarity · rights · liberation
Making conduct unlawful
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
- legalizationMaking something lawful
homophobia
Prejudice against same-sex attraction
- homophobicPrejudiced against gay people
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
intolerance · bias · hostility · hatred · discrimination · stigma · aversion · contempt · disapproval · rejection
exclusion
Being barred from participation
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
unfairness · harassment · bullying · victimization · ostracism · segregation · oppression · inequity · disadvantage
faggot
Bound bundle of sticks
sodomite · deviant · pervert · abomination · unnatural · sinful · derogatory · epithet · hate-speech · defamation
pride
Satisfaction from one's achievements
LGBTQ+ · equality · acceptance · inclusion · coming-out · visibility · solidarity · rights · liberation · community
criminalization
Making conduct unlawful
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
- legalizationMaking something lawful
anti-gaypro-gay
Supportive of homosexuality
gay-friendly · accepting · tolerant · supportive · affirming