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minus-squareOptionalOPlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoWhat’s the difference between transphobia and bigotry? I think you might mean bigotry, albeit a very specific kind.
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month ago I think you might mean bigotry, albeit a very specific kind. Yes, and that very specific kind of bigotry is called transphobia…
minus-squareOptionalOPlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoI thought the “phobia” part was relevant but in looking up definitions of transphobia and homophobia I see that, etymologically, the phobia part seems to be irrelevant. TIL!
What’s the difference between transphobia and bigotry?
I think you might mean bigotry, albeit a very specific kind.
Yes, and that very specific kind of bigotry is called transphobia…
I thought the “phobia” part was relevant but in looking up definitions of transphobia and homophobia I see that, etymologically, the phobia part seems to be irrelevant. TIL!