Petition · past parliament

Change the term “Homophobia” to LGBTQ discrimination

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

The suffix “-phobia” implies that “homophobia”, “transphobia” and “biphobia” is a fear - something people cannot control.
People that are discriminatory towards members of the LGBTQ community are not “afraid”.
The term is outdated and takes the ownership off the perpetrator. This should change.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. The UK's main equality discrimination law, the Equality Act 2010, refers to discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, sex and gender reassignment.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly in which Government services or organisations you would like to no longer use the term homophobia, if that is what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

16 May 2019 Petition opened for signatures
14 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jun 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.