Homophobia is Misogyny, Actually: How Femmephobia Contributes to Conservative LGBTQIA+ Moral Panic

Homophobia and transphobia are on the rise, and behind them is an insidious misogyny that doesn’t like it when women and femme-presenting people step out of line. This video essay examines the ways in which femme-phobia (a fear and hatred of all things feminine) is behind the TERFs, the groomer panic, the homophobia, the transphobia, the backlash against queer art forms like drag, and the moral outrage over LGBTQIA+ visibility and representation.

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📚Sources:

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Cassisa, Susanna. “Perspective | the “Groomer” Anti-LGBTQ+ Panic Is Not New — and Has Caused Immense Harm.” Washington Post, 23 July 2023, www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2023/07/24/groomer-lgbtq-germany-children/.

Hoskin, Rhea Ashley, et al. “Femmephobia is a uniquely powerful predictor of anti-gay behavior.” Archives of Sexual Behavior, vol. 53, no. 1, 2 Oct. 2023, pp. 127–140, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02....

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