heteronationalisms
heteronationalisms is the plural of heteronationalism.
Meaning of heteronationalism
Noun
heteronationalism (countable and uncountable, plural heteronationalisms)
- 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
Questions about heteronationalisms
- What is heteronationalisms the plural of?
- Heteronationalisms is the plural of heteronationalism.
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