Definitions

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  • noun Fear, dislike, or hatred of female homosexuals.

Etymologies

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lesbo- + -phobia.

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Examples

  • Intersectionality is similarly ignored: for example, a lesbian trans woman might be anxious about reporting violence not only because of a fear of lesbophobia, but also because of a fear of transphobia.

    Trans women ignored in Conservative party’s domestic violence proposals 2009

  • How many instances of women being raped simply because they are a lesbian, or men asserting that they can rape a woman straight, do we need to learn about to declare that homophobia and lesbophobia is a virulent cancer in our society?

    Archive 2009-03-01 Renee 2009

  • Even with the rampant lesbophobia today, I daresay that Queen Latifah can make the same decision for herself assuming that she is lesbian.

    Archive 2009-11-01 Renee 2009

  • While oppression because of sexual orientation is absolutely heinous, ignoring the fact that someone may face multiple sites of oppression, only reinforces the social hierarchy that creates transphobia, bi-phobia, lesbophobia and homophobia.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Renee 2009

  • Black lesbians must deal with lesbophobia, racism, and sexism in order to negotiate our social world and therefore they face a set of unique social circumstances.

    Family: Black Lesbians Hit The Big Screen Renee 2009

  • How many instances of women being raped simply because they are a lesbian, or men asserting that they can rape a woman straight, do we need to learn about to declare that homophobia and lesbophobia is a virulent cancer in our society?

    ABC's What Would You Do: Homophobia In A Sports Bar In New Jersey Renee 2009

  • While oppression because of sexual orientation is absolutely heinous, ignoring the fact that someone may face multiple sites of oppression, only reinforces the social hierarchy that creates transphobia, bi-phobia, lesbophobia and homophobia.

    Multiple Sites Of Oppression: The Myopia Of The GLBT Community Renee 2009

  • When we fail to speak out against homophobia and lesbophobia we are supporting hatred and a constructed difference between bodies in a desire to privilege heterosexuality.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Renee 2009

  • When we fail to speak out against homophobia and lesbophobia we are supporting hatred and a constructed difference between bodies in a desire to privilege heterosexuality.

    ABC's What Would You Do: Homophobia In A Sports Bar In New Jersey Renee 2009

  • Even with the rampant lesbophobia today, I daresay that Queen Latifah can make the same decision for herself assuming that she is lesbian.

    Was Malcolm X Gay or Bisexual? Renee 2009

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