queerantagonism

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noun

Antipathy toward queer people.

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Meanings

nounqueerantagonism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAntipathy toward queer people.

    Sie [Leslie Feinberg] was forced to move out and seek work as an adolescent, due to hir family's queerantagonism.

    2017, Charlie McNabb, Nonbinary Gender Identities: History, Culture, Resources, page 77
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    In other words, ableism is to heterosexism what disableism is to queerantagonism, and both terms convey valuable linguistic interpretation of our lived experiences.

    2017, Lydia X. Z. Brown, quoted in "Intersectionality: A dialogue with Devonya N. Havis and Lydia X. Z. Brown", in Jennifer Seuro, Addressing Ableism: Philosophical Questions Via Disability Studies, page 48

    The history and institutionalization of Jotería Studies is rooted in the resistance of patriarchy, heteronormativity, queerantagonism, and transantagonism by queer Latinx/a/o scholars and activists (Alvarez Jr. & Estrada, 2019).

    2021, Lindsay Pérez Huber, “Testimonio As A Critical Race Feminist Methodology In Higher Education”, in Cristobal Salinas Jr, Jesus Cisneros, Nichole M. Garcia, editors, Studying Latinx/a/o Students in Higher Education: A Critical Analysis of Concepts, Theory, and Methodologies, unnumbered page

    Synonyms: queerphobia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAntipathy toward queer people.

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