aphobe
aphobe noun: a person who fears or has a negative perception of asexual and/or aromantic people.
Noun
aphobe (plural aphobes)
- A person who fears or has a negative perception of asexual and/or aromantic people.
- 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'.2017, Ariel Scott, “Stop Saying It's Asexual Because That's Not What It Means”, in ShOUT Zine, page 11
- I just want you to know that you are doing a great thing for the community, you are being so brave and I'm so proud our community has someone like you to represent us and prove aphobes wrong.2021, Yasmin Benoit, quoting @_x.kitkat.x, “Ace of Clubs”, in Amelia Abraham, editor, We Can Do Better Than This: 35 Voices on the Future of LGBTQ+ Rights, unnumbered page
Forms of aphobe
| plural | aphobes |
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Origin of aphobe
From a- + (from asexual or aromantic) + -phobe.
Questions about aphobe
- What does aphobe mean?
- Aphobe means a person who fears or has a negative perception of asexual and/or aromantic people.
- What part of speech is aphobe?
- Aphobe is a noun.
- What is the plural of aphobe?
- The plural of aphobe is aphobes.
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