Aphobe
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who fears or has a negative perception of asexual and/or aromantic people. neologism
"Aphobes argue that 'cishet aces', by which they mean 'cisgender heteromantic asexuals', 'cisgender aromantic heterosexuals' and 'cisgender aromantic asexuals', are not part of the queer community because they are 'straight passing'."
Example
More examples"Aphobes argue that 'cishet aces', by which they mean 'cisgender heteromantic asexuals', 'cisgender aromantic heterosexuals' and 'cisgender aromantic asexuals', are not part of the queer community because they are 'straight passing'."
Etymology
From a- + (from asexual or aromantic) + -phobe.
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