Queer hate is a more informative term than homophobia. Queer as a broad and inclusive term and hate as it is more than a phobia, or a fear perpetrators have – it is hatred and intolerance. In this special articles like: Lesbian exclusion: ‘I didn't learn it in a cognisant sense, I absorbed it through my skin' by Suzanne Dyson : Let’s talk about trans: ‘Trans-positive’ discourse, Australian psychology & gender euphoria by Natalie Lysenko : and The smiling faces of contemporary homophobia and transphobia by Damien W. Riggs and Amy Patterson.