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Heterophobia is a term used to describe irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against heterosexuals. Heterophobic is the adjective form of this term used to describe the qualities of these characteristics while heterophobe is the noun form given as a title to individuals with heterophobic characteristics. Heterophobia is used in the same manner as homophobia – that being, one who has a fear of something. In the case of homophobics, they are alleged to fear homosexuals. Heterophobics fear heterosexuals or more precisely, in both cases, those who support or practice a lifestyle which mimics their cause. Although either of these uses may not capture the approval of all literary scholars – the intent of both has been accepted by governments world wide.[citation needed]
It may be used to refer to a general hostility or suspicion toward sexual interaction between men and women. It was used in this sense by Daphne Patai in her 1998 book, Heterophobia: Sexual Harassment and the Future of Feminism.[1] In Patai’s work, the idea of heterophobia was used as an element within a critique of perceived tendencies within the feminist movement. Patai claimed that feminism had become virulently anti-male, so much so that women within the movement who associate with men or love men were ostracized.
The term is also used by some[2][3] to imply that extending equal rights to LGBT people inherently constitutes discrimination against heterosexuals, or as an intentionally absurd use of language made generally by more conservative position in LGBT debates, to counteract perceived pejorative bias of the term homophobia.
Heterophobia may also be an intentionally subversive use of language made generally by more conservative positions in LGBT debates, to counteract perceived pejorative bias of the term homophobia. Critics[4] of LGBT equality measures often see themselves as having rational and morality-based reasons for disagreeing with particular LGBT positions, while the other side may accuse them of taking the ‘homophobic’ position.
SUNY professor Dr. Ray Noonan, in his 1999 presentation to The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) and the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) Conference[5] said,
Some[who?] have argued that the word is etymologically ill-formed, as it appears to have been formed from the Greek elements hetero- “different” and phobia, so that the word in fact means “fear of difference”. Such critics[who?] have proposed alternative words such as heteroerotophobia or heterosexophobia. However, the word’s common usage shows that it was coined on the analogy of homophobia (which is likewise etymologically incorrect).
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