anti-gay

See also: antigay

English

Alternative forms

• antigay

Etymology

From anti- +‎ gay (“homosexual”).

Adjective

anti-gay (comparative more anti-gay, superlative most anti-gay)

1. Against or opposed to gay people, or to rights for gay people.

Antonyms

• pro-gay

Hypernyms

• anti-LGBT

Translations

against or opposed to gay people, or to rights for gay people

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 反同的 (fǎntóng de)

• Portuguese: antigay
• Russian: антиге́йский (ru) (antigéjskij)

Noun

anti-gay (plural anti-gays)

1. One who is against or opposed to gay people, or to rights for gay people.
   • 1974 February 2, Edward Sebesta, “Launching the Gay '80s: Gay Rights Under Siege In Santa Clara County”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 5:

     Even now gay rights ordinances are in danger of being repealed by local and statewide initiatives. Indeed, San Francisco, the self proclaimed gay capital, is in the danger of falling prey to the anti-gays.

   • 2005 July 27, Rex Wockner, “World Round Up”, in Windy City Times:

     Antigays trash Latvia’s first pride parade

See also

• homophobe

Anagrams

• yatigan