Is homophobia a type of sexism?

Homophobia and sexism (and cis-supremacy) are deeply interrelated, because none of them would work without an overarching system that benefits from forcing all of humanity into narrow "acceptable" boxes of gender presentation. read more

Homophobia is a kind of sexism in the way a leopard is a kind of cat. But when you think of sexism, you don't usually think of homophobia, the way that when you think of cat, you don't usually think of a leopard. read more

Other definitions identify homophobia as an irrational fear of homosexuality. Heterosexism Around the same time, heterosexism began to be used as a term analogous to sexism and racism, describing an ideological system that denies, denigrates, and stigmatizes any nonheterosexual form of behavior, identity, relationship, or community (Herek, 1990). read more

Sexism arbitrarily deprives an organization of a vital resource: the competence and knowledge of its female staff. Where sexism exists, it most likely developed inside the corporate culture and eventually became a corporate value. Once sexism is exposed, a profound corporate reassessment will have to take place. read more