Definition of "homophobe"

That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really cannot stand.

1997, Stephen Fry, Moab Is My Washpot: An Autobiography, London: Hutchinson

If you're against gay marriage, just be honest, put a scarlet 'H' on your shirt, and say, "I am a homophobe!"

2001 April 23, Henry Rollins, Talk Is Cheap, Volume I, published 2003 January 3

To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in the whole movie — culturally and psychologically — but by the time he admits his feelings, it's too late.

2006, Robert Ordona, quoting Ang Lee, “"Brokeback Mountain" — as gay as it gets: An interview with Ang Lee”, in Gay.com‎, archived from the original on 19 May 2006