queerphobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"Michael's experiences pointed to a form of heteronormativity/queerphobia, unique to Asian American communities, which supplemented the heteronormativity/queerphobia in mainstream society."

From queer + -phobia, by analogy with transphobia. Attested as queer-phobia since at least 1998, and as queerphobia since at least 2000.

queer-phobia (alternative)

queerphobe queerphobic

queerantagonism

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What does queerphobia mean?

Fear or hatred of queer people. (Compare homophobia.)

Where does queerphobia come from?

From queer + -phobia, by analogy with transphobia. Attested as queer-phobia since at least 1998, and as queerphobia since at least 2000.

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