Meaning of acephobia | Babel Free

Definitions

Fear, dislike, or hatred of asexual people and/or human asexuality.

neologism, uncountable

Examples

“It’s important to talk about asexuality because it’s often an overlooked sexual identity, and acephobia – discrimination against asexual people – is experienced by many asexual people.”

“Overall, bias against asexuals remained strong even after allotting for social prejudice against single people, confirming that acephobia is distinct from singlism.”

“One of the strongest examples of acephobia I've experienced in my life came from a relative.”

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