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Originally posted by NY Madman:
There was absolotely no such word as "homophobe" either. If there was it was never mentioned or used. There was no need to. Gays didn't walk around pushing their homosexuality in front of them with a neon sign. Not like today. Still that is a fabricated word that did not exist prior to the mid to late 80's I'll bet.
According to Webster's, the term "homophobic" came about in 1969. (Gee...anyone care to guess what event happened that year at a little bar in NYC?)
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