noun🔗ShareThe assumption made when relating to others that everyone is heterosexual."The company's health insurance policy, which only covered benefits for spouses of different genders, demonstrated heterosexism in its assumptions about employee relationships. "attitudesocietyculturepoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDiscrimination against homosexuals, bisexuals and asexuals in favor of heterosexuals."The school's policy of only recognizing opposite-sex couples at prom is an example of heterosexism. "attitudesocietypoliticsculturehumanmoralsexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
