Meaning of heterosexism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The assumption made when relating to others that everyone is heterosexual.
   countable, uncountable
2. Discrimination or prejudice in favor of heterosexuals.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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