Many languages do not have such a specific word, yet for thousands of years, people of many nations and tongues have evinced a dislike for homosexuals. In more recent times, though, homosexuality has been widely promoted as merely an alternative form of sexual expression.
अनेक भाषाओं में ऐसा सुनिश्‍चित शब्द नहीं है, लेकिन हज़ारों साल से अनेक देशों और भाषाओं के लोगों ने समलिंगियों से नफ़रत की है ।