gayism
Noun
- Homosexuality.
- A purported ideology behind (and promoting) homosexuality.
- Discrimination against gay people; hostility toward gay people.
Origin / Etymology
From gay + -ism. The formation of sense 2 is similar to e.g. transgenderism; the formation of sense 3, "discrimination based on gayness", is similar to e.g. sexism being discrimination based on sex or racism being discrimination based on race.
Synonyms
antigayism, homophobia
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