lesbophobe

English

Etymology

From lesbo- +‎ -phobe.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛz.bəˌfəʊb/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛz.bəˌfoʊb/
• Hyphenation: les‧bo‧phobe

Noun

lesbophobe (plural lesbophobes)

1. One who hates or has a negative perception of lesbians.
   • 1972, Natalie Gittelson, The Erotic Life of the American Wife, Delacorte Press, published 1972, page 222:

     Lesbophobes disown all interest not only in lesbians themselves but also in lesbian films, plays, and novels.

   • 1994, Joyce Trebilcot, Dyke Ideas: Process, Politics, Daily Life, State University of New York Press, published 1994, →ISBN, page 129:

     […] and because most men, being to some degree misogynists or lesbophobes or both, dislike me and other wimmin.

   • 1997, Kathleen Martindale, Un/Popular Culture: Lesbian Writing After the Sex Wars, State University of New York Press, published 1997, →ISBN, page 76:

     Much as I hate to admit it, that notorious theoretical lesbophobe, Julia Kristeva, may have been right when she asserted in her 1980 article, […]

Antonyms

• lesbophile

Hypernyms

• homophobe

Related terms

• lesbophobia
• lesbophobic