gay bashers
Violent anti-LGBTQ assailants
Gay bashers are people who physically attack or verbally abuse others for being gay or perceived as gay.
The term emerged alongside increased visibility of anti-gay hate crimes: The gay bashers waited outside the club.
It can also describe those who engage in homophobic rhetoric rather than violence: radio gay bashers spreading hate.
Prejudice against same-sex attraction
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
hatred · targeting · slurs · faggot · epithet · motivated · reporting · prosecution
Violent offensive act
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- attackAggressive act against another
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- punchesForceful fist strikes
kicks · injury · thugs · mob · intimidation · harm · aggression · weapons
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
- ignoranceAbsence of knowledge
stereotyping · dehumanization · scapegoating · vilification · stigmatization · fearmongering · demonization · moral panic
homophobia
Prejudice against same-sex attraction
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
bias · hatred · targeting · slurs · faggot · epithet · motivated · reporting · prosecution · legislation
assault
Violent offensive act
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- attackAggressive act against another
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
punches · kicks · injury · thugs · mob · intimidation · harm · aggression · weapons · ambush
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
ignorance · stereotyping · dehumanization · scapegoating · vilification · stigmatization · fearmongering · demonization · moral panic · propaganda