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heteronationalism

heteronationalism noun: the association of a nationalist ideology with heterosexual ideals used against LGBTI people and as an antagonism of countries where LGBTI rights have been legislated.

Noun

heteronationalism (countable and uncountable, plural heteronationalisms)

  1. (neologism) The association of a nationalist ideology with heterosexual ideals used against LGBTI people and as an antagonism of countries where LGBTI rights have been legislated.
    • There is a vicious circle of escalating antagonism between the new homonationalism of LGBTQI communities and what can by analogy be called “heteronationalism”: the adoption of anti-LGBTQI attitudes as an expression of insurgent national, ethnic and/or religious identity.2016 August 31, Peter Drucker, “Homonationalism, Heteronationalism and LGBTI Rights in the EU”, in Public Seminar
    • The government also uses such state homophobia to divert public attention from domestic problems. Blaming the West for the struggling economy is currently one of the main strategies the government employs. In this situation, Russian homosexuals are presented as Western agents that are paid to...2018 January, Nikita Sleptcov, “Political Homophobia as a State Strategy in Russia”, in Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective, volume 12, number 1, page 156

Forms of heteronationalism

pluralheteronationalisms

Origin of heteronationalism

From hetero- + nationalism.

Questions about heteronationalism

What does heteronationalism mean?
Heteronationalism means the association of a nationalist ideology with heterosexual ideals used against LGBTI people and as an antagonism of countries where LGBTI rights have been legislated.
What part of speech is heteronationalism?
Heteronationalism is a noun.
What is the plural of heteronationalism?
The plural of heteronationalism is heteronationalisms.

Words near heteronationalism in the dictionary

  1. heteromyid
  2. heteromyids
  3. heteromyopia
  4. heteronanocrystal
  5. heteronanocrystals
  6. heteronationalism
  7. heteronationalisms
  8. heteronationalist
  9. heteronationalistic
  10. heteronationalists
  11. heteronazi

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