antistraight

antistraight

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ straight

Adjective

antistraight (comparative more antistraight, superlative most antistraight)

1. Opposing heterosexuality.
   • 2001, John K. Wilson, How the Left Can Win Arguments and Influence People

     The laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation apply to all people, gay and straight alike. If an antistraight boss starts firing heterosexuals, they're protected.

   • 2013, Steven Zeeland, Sailors and Sexual Identity, page 140:

     So you think Gregg is antistraight, but he is best friends with a straight guy. Russell and he have a very close relationship.

   • 2014, David W. Foster, Chicano/Latino Homoerotic Identities, page 233:

     One of the key points of this paper is to create legitimacy for a set of representations of antistraight discourses. […] In a world where any antistraight manifestation, either sexual or nonsexual, is a reason for exclusion, ridicule, and persecution […]