Heterosexism
The term heterosexism makes parallels with other “isms: of oppression such as racism and sexism. Heterosexism refers to the societal systems that deny, denigrates, and stigmatizes nonheterosexual forms of identity. An example of heterosexism is the inability for legal same-sex marriages in some states. (http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/faculty_sites/rainbow/html/prej_defn.html)
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