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interphobic en · ADJ

Etymology

From inter(sex) + -phobic.

Meanings

1. Relating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting interphobia.
   • Conversely, homophobic, transphobic, and interphobic environments lead to violence against students and educational staff. 2021, Clifton Cortez, John Arzinos, & Christian De la Medina Soto, Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities, unnumbered page
   • As recent attacks on the transgender community have demonstrated, excluding the natural existence of sex and gender diversity supports interphobic and transphobic beliefs and policies. 2020, Hida Viloria, Maria Nieto, The Spectrum of Sex: The Science of Male, Female, and Intersex, page 127:
   • […] or the use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to prevent the development of intersex foetuses, considered by some to be an example of interphobic eugenics (Orr, 2016). 2019, Jemma Tosh, The Body and Consent in Psychology, Psychiatry, and Medicine: A Therapeutic Rape Culture, unnumbered page:

Forms

Synonyms

intersexphobic

Translations (1)

fr interphobe (Translations)