Homophobia

Homophobia, also sometimes referred to as homomisia,Homomisia is pronounced HO-mo-MIZ-ee-u. is the hatred of, dislike of, fear of,The "fear of" definition only applies to homophobia, and does not apply to homomisia. mistrust of, aversion to, discomfort with, discrimination against, and/or prejudice against homosexuality or gay people. This word is sometimes used to encompass bigotry towards anyone who is attracted to the same gender or sex, regardless of whether this attraction is exclusive or not (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and so on). This word can also be used to encompass bigotry towards people in the LGBTQIA+ community overall, as well as any specific identity within that spectrum. Words to describe more specific forms of homophobia exist, such as lesbophobia.
== Etymology ==
The word "homophobia" is derived from the word "homosexual" (which comes from homo- meaning "same") and -phobia (meaning "fear of"). The word "phobia" has been historically used in the context of clinical psychology, specifically to describe anxiety disorders in which one experiences intense irrational fear. This developed as a way to describe hatred, and not necessarily fear, through a series of events stemming from Weinberg:The word "homomisia" is derived from the word "homosexual" (which comes from homo- meaning "same") and -misia (meaning "hatred of"). This word, alongside other words with the -misia suffix, was proposed as an alternative to the word "homophobia" due to the problems the -phobia suffix presents:
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== References ==
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Category:Prejudice