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Term: Homophobic

DEFINITIONs:

1.  Fearful of non-heterosexual people and acts. 

AUTHOR:  Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson
SOURCE:  Great Sex Made Simple, by Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson (Llewellyn Publications)

2.  Although the exact translation of the term means “fear of a person who is homosexual” or “fear of homosexual acts,” the significance of the term has expanded to include prejudicial actions or feelings about people who are not heterosexual.