May 23rd marks 51 years since the word ‘Homophobic’ was introduced. Although homophobic rhetoric has existed since the Middle Ages, it may surprise you to learn that the word itself didn’t exist until the 1960’s.
It was coined by an American psychologist, George Weinberg, who, in the autumn of 1965, was preparing a speech for […] The post Opinion: On the 51st anniversary of its first usage, do we need to rethink the word 'homophobic'?