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interphobia

interphobia noun: fear, dislike, or hatred of intersexual people and/or intersexuality.

Noun

interphobia (uncountable)

  1. Fear, dislike, or hatred of intersexual people and/or intersexuality.
    • Behrensen condemns the practice of targeting certain athletes and subjecting them to the indignity and humiliation of a procedure that has no bearing on athletic ability and that further violates privacy in the service of accommodating interphobia.2017, Thomas Keith, Masculinities in Contemporary American Culture: An Intersectional Approach to the Complexities and Challenges of Male Identity, page 283
    • I knew those attitudes were out there, but I'd already learned that I had to reject the racism I'd experienced as a child, and the homophobia later on, so it seemed natural to also reject the interphobia I saw directed at intersex people.2018, August McLaughlin, Girl Boner: The Good Girl's Guide to Sexual Empowerment, unnumbered page

Synonyms of interphobia

Origin of interphobia

intersex + -phobia.

Questions about interphobia

What does interphobia mean?
Interphobia means fear, dislike, or hatred of intersexual people and/or intersexuality.
What part of speech is interphobia?
Interphobia is a noun.

Words near interphobia in the dictionary

  1. interphalanx
  2. interphase
  3. interphases
  4. interphasic
  5. interphenotype
  6. interphobia
  7. interphobic
  8. interphone
  9. interphones
  10. interphotoreceptor
  11. interphrasal

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