Homosexual panic is a legal defence used when a non-violent advance from a homosexual person can cause a heterosexual person to panic and respond with fatal violence. Leni and Brendy talk about it's use in trials throughout the 20th century up until last year in Australia, how it's used to downgrade murder to manslaughter and why we should replace the word 'homophobia'. This episode of Word of the Gay is sponsored by Koala. Visit koala.com for $150 off purchases over $1000 using code 'wordofthegay' at checkout.  This episode of Word of the Gay is also sponsored by the Wine Gallery. Visit thewinegallery.com.au for $25 off your first order using code 'wordofthegay' at checkout. Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Word of the Gay on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Stitcher.  Follow Word of the Gay on Twitter at @wordofthegaypod, Facebook at Word of the Gay & Instagram @wordofthegaypod. Send tweet suggestions and other correspondence to [email protected].  Word of the Gay is a Lipp Media production.