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postgenderism

postgenderism noun: a sociopolitical and cultural movement which arose from the eroding of the cultural, biological, psychological, and social role of gender, and an argument for why the erosion of the gender binary will be liberatory.

Noun

postgenderism (uncountable)

  1. A sociopolitical and cultural movement which arose from the eroding of the cultural, biological, psychological, and social role of gender, and an argument for why the erosion of the gender binary will be liberatory.
  2. A sociopolitical and cultural movement for the voluntary elimination of gender in the human species through the application of biotechnology.

Origin of postgenderism

From post- + gender + -ism.

Questions about postgenderism

What does postgenderism mean?
Postgenderism means a sociopolitical and cultural movement which arose from the eroding of the cultural, biological, psychological, and social role of gender, and an argument for why the erosion of the gender binary will be liberatory.
What part of speech is postgenderism?
Postgenderism is a noun.

Words near postgenderism in the dictionary

  1. postgay
  2. postgelation
  3. postgenal
  4. postgender
  5. postgendered
  6. postgenderism
  7. postgenderist
  8. postgenderists
  9. postgenders
  10. postgenital
  11. postgenitally

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