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homonationalism

homonationalism noun: the favourable association of LGBTI people and/or LGBTI rights with a nationalist ideology.

Noun

homonationalism (countable and uncountable, plural homonationalisms)

  1. (neologism) The favourable association of LGBTI people and/or LGBTI rights with a nationalist ideology.
    • 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

Forms of homonationalism

pluralhomonationalisms

Origin of homonationalism

Coined by Jasbir Puar. From homo- + nationalism.

Questions about homonationalism

What does homonationalism mean?
Homonationalism means the favourable association of LGBTI people and/or LGBTI rights with a nationalist ideology.
What part of speech is homonationalism?
Homonationalism is a noun.
What is the plural of homonationalism?
The plural of homonationalism is homonationalisms.

Words near homonationalism in the dictionary

  1. homomultimerization
  2. homomultimerize
  3. homomultimerized
  4. homomultimers
  5. homonational
  6. homonationalism
  7. homonationalisms
  8. homonationalist
  9. homonationalists
  10. homonazi
  11. homonazis

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