antigay
Hostile toward queers
Antigay describes opposition or hostility toward gay people: antigay legislation, antigay rhetoric, antigay violence.
The term covers a spectrum from personal prejudice to institutional discrimination.
Sometimes hyphenated: anti-gay.
Prejudice against same-sex attraction
- heterosexismBias privileging straight orientation
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
hatred · animosity · hostility · vilification · demonization · scapegoating · dehumanization · stigmatization
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
inequality · injustice · unfairness · segregation · disenfranchisement · victimization · harassment · alienation
Official restriction on something
- criminalizationMaking conduct unlawful
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- statuteEnacted written rule
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
amendment · proposition · referendum · sodomy laws · marriage ban · bathroom bill · religious exemption · conscience clause
Insulting group label
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- hate speechLanguage attacking protected characteristics
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- denunciationFormal public accusation
moralizing · fearmongering · stereotype · caricature · defamation · smear · propaganda · talking points
homophobia
Prejudice against same-sex attraction
- heterosexismBias privileging straight orientation
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
discrimination · hatred · animosity · hostility · vilification · demonization · scapegoating · dehumanization · stigmatization · narrow-mindedness
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
oppression · inequality · injustice · unfairness · segregation · disenfranchisement · victimization · harassment · alienation · denial
ban
Official restriction on something
- criminalizationMaking conduct unlawful
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- statuteEnacted written rule
ordinance · amendment · proposition · referendum · sodomy laws · marriage ban · bathroom bill · religious exemption · conscience clause · decriminalization
slur
Insulting group label
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- hate speechLanguage attacking protected characteristics
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
denunciation · moralizing · fearmongering · stereotype · caricature · defamation · smear · propaganda · talking points · dog whistle
antigaypro-gay
Supportive of homosexuality
gay-friendly · accepting · affirming · supportive · welcoming
antigayprogressive
Favoring reform and innovation
liberal · ally · advocate · egalitarian