gayphobia

/ɡeɪˈfoʊbiə/

Etymology

From gay + -phobia.

gayphobia means fear, dislike, or hatred of gay men. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

gayphobia is pronounced /ɡeɪˈfoʊbiə/.

noun

Fear, dislike, or hatred of gay men.“Homophobia concerns lesbians (lesbophobia), gay men (gayphobia), bisexual people (biphobia), and transgender people (transphobia).”
Fear, dislike, or hatred of gay people in general.“A major problem LGBTQ people face is gayphobia or homophobia, the irrational “fear and hatred” of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people (Morrow, 2008, p. 79).”