heterosexism
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heterosexism
- /ˌhɛ.tə.ɹəʊˈsɛk.sɪ.zəm/
Where it comes from
From heterosex(ual) + -ism; modelled on sexism.
noun heterosexisms
- The assumption made when relating to others that everyone is heterosexual. One of the driving forces behind slash and femslash is the pervading heterosexism of commercial media – if television will not give us the due proportion of same-sex eroticism we are entitled to expect, then we will make it for ourselves.
- Discrimination or prejudice in favor of heterosexuals.
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noun Discrimination in favor of heterosexuals
| Español | heterosexismo |
|---|---|
| Português | heterossexismo |
| Français | hétérosexisme |
| Deutsch | Heterosexismus |
| Italiano | eterosessismo |
| Ελληνικά | ετεροσεξισμός eterosexismós |
| Română | heterosexism |
| Русский | гетеросекси́зм getɛrosɛksízm |
| עברית | הטרוסקסיזם heteroseksizm |
Talk about this word "heterosexism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heterosexism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. heterosexism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heterosexism "heterosexism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heterosexism.Cite this
@misc{heterosexism_2026,
title = {heterosexism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heterosexism},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
