gay bashed
Attacked for orientation
To be gay bashed is to be physically attacked because of one's perceived homosexuality.
The term covers violence ranging from beatings to murder, motivated by anti-gay hatred: Matthew Shepard was gay bashed and left to die on a fence in Wyoming.
The attack itself is gay bashing; the attacker is a gay basher.
Having lost a contest
- attackedActed aggressively against
- assaultedSubjected to physical harm
- victimOne harmed by another
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
trauma · hospitalization · bruises · scars · defenseless · vulnerable · survivor · recovery
Unjust differential treatment
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
hostility · animosity · ignorance · narrow-mindedness · exclusion · dehumanization · scapegoating · vilification
Prejudice against same-sex attraction
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- hateIntense hostile aversion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
victimization · slur · targeting · prosecution · reporting · investigation · perpetrator · sentencing
beaten
Having lost a contest
injury · trauma · hospitalization · bruises · scars · defenseless · vulnerable · survivor · recovery · suffering
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
oppression · hostility · animosity · ignorance · narrow-mindedness · exclusion · dehumanization · scapegoating · vilification · stereotyping
homophobia
Prejudice against same-sex attraction
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- hateIntense hostile aversion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
persecution · victimization · slur · targeting · prosecution · reporting · investigation · perpetrator · sentencing · legislation