What did homophobia originally mean? @WordsUnravelled
What did homophobia originally mean? @WordsUnravelled
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In a Words Unravelled episode about psychology, Jess and Rob talk about some phobias and biases ending in the element -phobia. It turns out homophobia shifted from its original definition because its etymology changed.
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What did "homophobia" originally mean?

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