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homofascism

noun

Etymology

From homo- + fascism.

  1. derived from fasces
  2. borrowed from fascismo
  3. prefixed as homofascism — “homo + fascism”

Definitions

  1. A political stance that associates fascism with homosexuality.

    • At its worst, it [the art film] seems politically reactionary, tending toward homofascism.
    • Critics of my project may charge that I risk, if not embodying the very homofascism Hewitt seeks to deconstruct, then at least mimicking it symptomatically.

  2. Aggressive support for gay rights.

    • Homofascism is dedicated to the proposition that anyone who does not believe homosexuality is normal should be fired, disenfranchised, imprisoned, or "harried out of the land."
    • […] speakers included many GOP hopefuls, and the themes focused on “spiritual warfare” against the demonic manifestations of “militant Islam”, “militant homofascism” and progressives who would establish a “secular humanist caliphate”.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA