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Coined by George Weinberg, a psychologist, in the 1960s, [13] the term homophobia is a blend of (1) the word homosexual, itself a mix of neo-classical morphemes, and (2) phobia from the Greek φόβος, phóbos, meaning "fear", "morbid fear" or "aversion". [14] [15] [16] Weinberg is credited as the first person to have used the term in speech ...
Pages in category "Homophobic slurs" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adam and Steve; B.
Faggot, often shortened to fag, is a slur in the English language that was used to refer to gay men but its meaning has expanded to other members of the queer community. [1] [2] [3] In American youth culture around the turn of the 21st century, its meaning extended as a broader reaching insult more related to masculinity and group power structure.
The French queer and race theorist Louis-Georges Tin examined discrimination against gay men, and the historical development of the various forms of LGBT-related phobias under the umbrella of homophobia. He writes: There has been an inverse movement of lexical differentiation operating at the heart of the concept of homophobia.
The word transphobia is a classical compound patterned on the term homophobia. The first component is the neo-classical prefix trans-(originally meaning "across, on the far side, beyond") from transgender, and the second component -phobia comes from the Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, "fear").
I might have thought homosexuality to be terrible, but an uncaring government that let people die because of who they were was far worse. I went up to my classmate and apologized.
Pope Francis allegedly told Italian bishops to not permit gay men to train for the priesthood, with two Italian newspapers claiming that the 87-year-old pontiff made a homophobic slur in a closed ...
Louis-Georges Tin, founder of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia [5]. The day, as a concept, was conceived in 2004. A year-long campaign culminated in the first International Day Against Homophobia on May 17, 2005. 24,000 individuals as well as organizations such as the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA), the International Gay and Lesbian Human ...