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inter(sex) +‎ -phobic

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interphobic (comparative more interphobic, superlative most interphobic)

  1. Relating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting interphobia.
    • 2019, Jemma Tosh, The Body and Consent in Psychology, Psychiatry, and Medicine: A Therapeutic Rape Culture, unnumbered page:
      [] 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).
    • 2020, Hida Viloria, Maria Nieto, The Spectrum of Sex: The Science of Male, Female, and Intersex[1], page 127:
      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.
    • 2021, Clifton Cortez, John Arzinos, & Christian De la Medina Soto, Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities, unnumbered page:
      Conversely, homophobic, transphobic, and interphobic environments lead to violence against students and educational staff.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:interphobic.

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