Definition of Heterosexism

1. Noun. Discrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people.


Definition of Heterosexism

1. Noun. The assumption made when relating to others that everyone is heterosexual. ¹

2. Noun. Discrimination against homosexuals, bisexuals and asexuals in favor of heterosexuals. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heterosexism

heteroradical
heteroradicals
heteroreceptor
heteroreceptors
heteroresistance
heteroresistant
heteroring
heterorings
heteros
heterosaccharide
heteroscedastic
heteroscedasticity
heteroscian
heteroscians
heteroses
heteroside
heterosis
heterosite
heteroskedasticity
heterosmia

Literary usage of Heterosexism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Creating Inclusive Adult Learning Environments: Insights from Multicultural by Elizabeth J. Tisdell (1996)
"Other dilemmas centered on participants' unwillingness to examine their own privilege, to face their own racism, sexism, heterosexism, or willingness to let ..."

2. Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing by Larry Chang (2006)
"Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968 - Battling racism and battling heterosexism and battling apartheid share the same urgency inside me as battling ..."

3. Cause for Hope: Humanity at the Crossroads by Bill Phipps (2007)
"It understands that issues of violence, poverty, racism, heterosexism, and ecological disintegration are ..."

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