• obre@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    That was the original definition of homophobia - heterosexual men’s fear that others might think they are gay. I feel like we have lost something by using it to mean anti-LGBT bigotry very broadly, but it’s a moot point, and I can get on board with using homochondria

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      5 months ago

      homochondriac, I like that word for some reason. It seems quite, apt? applicable? My vocabulary fails me here for a better word. If you know the word I’m searching for, post it