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endosexism

endosexism noun: a system, practice, or bias privileging endosex people over intersex people.

Noun

endosexism (uncountable)

  1. (rare) A system, practice, or bias privileging endosex people over intersex people.
    • There's nothing threatening about saying some common trans ontologies in their infancy were rooted in endosexism2017 October 6, Siobhan O'Leary, tweet (archived)
    • In fact, numerous studies have demonstrated how manhood also relies on and reproduces societal patterns of cissexism, endosexism, monosexism, heterosexism, classism, racism, ageism, nationalism, and religious privilege in the United States.2020, J. E. Sumerau, Violent Manhood, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, →ISBN, pages 6–7

Origin of endosexism

From endosex + -ism.

Questions about endosexism

What does endosexism mean?
Endosexism means a system, practice, or bias privileging endosex people over intersex people.
What part of speech is endosexism?
Endosexism is a noun.

Words near endosexism in the dictionary

  1. endosedentary
  2. endosemiosis
  3. endosemiotic
  4. endosemiotics
  5. endosex
  6. endosexism
  7. endosexist
  8. endosialidase
  9. endosialidases
  10. endosialin
  11. endosidin

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