homophobia
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Homophobia is prejudice or hostility directed at people who are or are perceived to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or otherwise attracted to the same sex. It matters because it can lead to discrimination, harassment, and violence against LGBTQ+ individuals in areas like employment, housing, healthcare, and public life.
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- Etymology
- Types
- Institutional
- Religious attitudes
- Christianity and the Bible
- Islam and Sharia
- State-sponsored
- Past governments
- Current governments
- Internalized<!--'Internalized homophobia' redirects here-->
- Social
- Distribution of attitude
- Economic cost
- Countermeasures
- Criticism of meaning and purpose
- Distinctions and proposed alternatives
- Other names
- Non-neutral phrasing
- ''Heterophobia''<!--'Heterophobia' redirects here-->
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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thumb|Homophobic Westboro Baptist Church protesters in [[Washington, D.C., 2019]]
Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who identify or are perceived as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred, or antipathy, may be based on irrational fear, and may sometimes be attributed to religious beliefs. Homophobia is observable in critical and hostile behavior such as discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientations that are non-heterosexual.