genderism

== English == === Etymology === From gender +‎ -ism. === Noun === genderism (countable and uncountable, plural genderisms) (usually uncountable) A belief that gender is rigid, usually a belief that it is binary, comprising male and female, and that the aspects of a person's gender are inherently linked to their sex at birth. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:genderism. Belief that one gender is superior; discrimination on the basis of gender. (Compare sexism.) (in right-wing usage, derogatory) Opposition to traditional gender roles; belief that gender exists separate from sex; "gender ideology"; a variously-defined catch-all for things like transgender rights and feminism to which antigenderism is opposed. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:genderism. (countable) A gendered or gender-stereotyped behaviour, activity or statement. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== genderist === Anagrams === demersing, misgender