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Homophobia (from , disapproval of, or Prejudice towards homosexual people, sexual behavior, or cultures, and is generally used to insinuate Bigotry . Merriam-Webster Online and 11th Collegiate Dictionary, 2005, American Heritage Dictionary. '''Homophobic''' is the adjective form of this term used to describe the qualities of these characteristics while '''homophobe''' is the noun form given as a title to individuals with "homophobic" characteristics. Some people believe any usage of this term is controversial. William O'Donohue and Christine E. Caselles, "Homophobia: Conceptual, definitional, and value issues," Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment (2005). ETYMOLOGY AND USAGE Coinage The word ''homophobia'' was rarely used early in the twentieth century, and it meant "fear or hatred of the male sex or humankind." In this use, the word derived from the Latin root ''homo'' (Latin, "man" or "human") with the Greek ending -phobia ("fear").Oxford Shorter English Dictionary, 2002
: "Homophobia is just that: a phobia. A morbid and irrational dread which prompts irrational behavior flight or the desire to destroy the stimulus for the phobia and anything reminiscent of it."" George Weinberg: Love is Conspiratorial, Deviant & Magical " A possible etymological precursor was ''homoerotophobia'', coined by Wainwright Churchill in ''Homosexual Behavior Among Males'' in 1967. Similar terms Similar terms such as Heterosexism have been proposed as alternatives that are more Morphologically parallel, and which do not have the association with Phobia . Heterosexism refers to the privileging of heterosexuality over homosexuality. |
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