Definition

A person who expresses contempt toward LGBTQ+ individuals through derogatory comments, mockery, or discriminatory behavior, often rooted in bigotry and sometimes unresolved internal conflict. The verbal embodiment of intolerance.

Example Usage

He keeps making jokes about anyone who's different—he's becoming a homophobe and frankly it's embarrassing.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=homophobe&defid=13017)

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