00596nz a2200217n 4500 211208|||anznnbab||||||||||||||a|||||||d homoit0000391 https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000391 homoit Internalized homophobia Ego-dystonic homophobia Homofobia https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000646 Opresión internalizada https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0002590 This term is often used to describe internalized oppression held by and about LGBTQ+ people in general. It can also describe the more specific phenomenon in which gay men internalize or adopt homophobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward gay men and homosexuality) as a result of being raised or socialized within a homophobic environment or culture.