gay bashing
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]- present participle and gerund of gay bash
Noun
[edit]gay bashing (plural gay bashings)
- A physical or verbal assault on someone believed to be homosexual; an instance in which one is gay bashed.
- 1990 April 7, Laura Briggs, “Community Members Question Police Response To Gay-Bashings”, in Gay Community News, page 7:
- 1991 February 4, Owen Shows, “Start Making Sense”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 28, page 11:
- familiar arguments between the assimilationists and radicals who advocate forming vigilante groups to stop the increasing number of gaybashings.