Genderphobia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Fear, dislike, or hatred of gender-nonconforming individuals or behaviour. uncountable

    "Genderphobia is a more surreptitious form of discrimination than transphobia because it quietly adheres to hegemonic notions of gender behaviour."

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"Genderphobia is a more surreptitious form of discrimination than transphobia because it quietly adheres to hegemonic notions of gender behaviour."

Etymology

From gender + -phobia.

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