Intersexphobia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Fear, dislike, or hatred of intersexual people and/or intersexuality. neologism, uncountable

    "Although there is overlap in ways that binary gender norms are imposed on trans* and intersex students, athletes, and staff, we feel it is important to understand how transphobia and intersexphobia work as different forms of discrimination."

Synonyms

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interphobiaintersexism

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"Although there is overlap in ways that binary gender norms are imposed on trans* and intersex students, athletes, and staff, we feel it is important to understand how transphobia and intersexphobia work as different forms of discrimination."

Etymology

From intersex + -phobia.

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