How to Use homophobia in a Sentence

homophobia

noun

• There’s not a ton of homophobia around them — was that true to their world?
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 14 Oct. 2022
• There’s so much fear in the air and so much homophobia and anti-Semitism.
  — Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2018
• Some academics argue this is due to the homophobia of the time.
  — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 5 Feb. 2020
• So much homophobia and moral outrage in such a short phrase.
  — Vanessa Barbara, The New York Review of Books, 2 Feb. 2023
• The homophobia Yamilet and her brother Cesar grow up around seeps its way in.
  — Eva Recinos, ELLE, 2 June 2022
• In the past two months, hate speech, sexism and homophobia has been amplified in the country.
  — Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Essence, 18 Nov. 2019
• As such, some have said the lyrics smack of transmisogyny, while others read it as homophobia due to the line about lisps.
  — Mikelle Street, Teen Vogue, 13 Aug. 2018
• Given the homophobia of the past — and present, in some areas — the two hid their relationship.
  — Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, 29 Apr. 2020
• Born in El Paso, the openly gay wrestler fought to earn a place in Ciudad Juarez’s lucha scene at a time plagued with rampant homophobia.
  — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
• And in the anti-Blackness work, there’s homophobia present.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 28 Aug. 2023
• The homophobia that plagues too many churches was quick to surface in cultural pews as well.
  — Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Apr. 2021
• In Germany, the far-right has been accused of stirring homophobia in recent years.
  — Rick Noack, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2019
• One of the most horrifying aspects of the dystopia portrayed in The Handmaid's Tale is the rampant homophobia that's enforced in Gilead.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2022
• Historically, there has been a lot of homophobia in the hip-hop world.
  — William Earl, Variety, 1 Sep. 2021
• Today is the first day of Pride, which means someone out there just started planning a straight Pride event to placate their homophobia.
  — Lz Granderson, ABC News, 1 June 2021
• Jen’s homophobia toward Brooks, and of course, there are receipts.
  — Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2021
• Couch came out as a freshman in college; Sky faces much more blatant homophobia being out in high school.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2021
• But Rapinoe has a way of reaching beyond the sexism and homophobia.
  — Ryan McGinley; Styling By Yashua Simmons, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 May 2021
• By bringing the party—along with the politics—into the streets in broad daylight, pride fought against homophobia.
  — Laurie Marhoefer, Quartz, 20 June 2019
• At the height of the AIDS epidemic, the virus spread faster precisely because of ignorance and homophobia.
  — Laurie Penny, Wired, 14 Mar. 2020
• Jeffree shared a tweet about the homophobia he's been receiving, though did not make clear who the tweet was specifically about.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 25 Aug. 2020
• Is the feud a product of entrenched misogyny and homophobia among the thin-blooded one percent?
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
• More than a few folks insisted that Sam’s not getting drafted until the seventh round, and getting cut by the Rams, was the result of homophobia.
  — Jim Geraghty, National Review, 29 Apr. 2021
• And, of course, there’s also the homophobia that suffuses the whole movie and is directed toward Bayard.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2023
• By the same token, the film highlights the ingrained homophobia in the Latino community.
  — Carlos Aguilar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2019
• Local leaders have publicly condemned the tragedy, speaking out against the homophobia that has cut people’s lives short.
  — Time, 2 Aug. 2023
• With rural roots and a certain amount of misogyny and homophobia seemingly baked in, much of the wrestling circuit is a dangerous place to be trans.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Jan. 2020
• In recent years, the series has been remembered fondly for being ahead of the discourse on topics like homophobia in rap.
  — Marcus Jones, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2019
• This is a belief that is the core of antisemitism, of white supremacy, of homophobia, of transphobia and intolerance of any kind.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 June 2023
• Between those verses, though, Swift addresses the homophobia of people who turn up at gay pride events holding nasty signs.
  — Mikael Wood, latimes.com, 14 June 2019

Last Updated: 28 May 2024