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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Holding or expressing negative attitudes toward homosexuality..
Others suggest replacing homophobic with "homonegative" to reflect disapproval – not fear and hatred – of homosexuality and as a more accurate reflection of society as a whole.
In many Eastern European countries homosexuals face blatant persecution, as the recent criminalization of homosexuality and repeated homonegative riots in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine demonstrate.
Use homonegative when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Homonegative means Holding or expressing negative attitudes toward homosexuality..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Others suggest replacing homophobic with "homonegative" to reflect disapproval – not fear and hatred – of homosexuality and as a more accurate reflection of society as a whole.
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