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==Related forms of sexism== | ==Related forms of sexism== | ||
Sexism that discriminates against nonbinary people has some relationship to these other kinds of sexism: | Sexism that discriminates against nonbinary people has some relationship to these other kinds of sexism: | ||
* Oppositional sexism, a way of thought in which female and male are thought of not only as the only two sexes/genders, but as opposites that can only have opposite characteristics, such as "strong" and "weak". | * Oppositional sexism, a way of thought in which female and male are thought of not only as the only two sexes/genders, but as opposites that can only have opposite characteristics, such as "strong" and "weak". An example of this is the fact that many associate the concepts of yin and yang with binary genders, even though their origins came from observations of hills, their shadows, and the relationships between the shadows and the direction of the sun from the observer's location.<ref>Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy ~ http://www.iep.utm.edu/yinyang/</ref> | ||
* Cissexism, a way of thought in which only [[cisgender]] people are seen as normal or right. A more actively harmful form of cissexism is transphobia. Cissexism is harmful to all kinds of transgender people, including non-binary people. | * Cissexism, a way of thought in which only [[cisgender]] people are seen as normal or right. A more actively harmful form of cissexism is transphobia. Cissexism is harmful to all kinds of transgender people, including non-binary people. | ||
* [[Intersex#Dyadism|Dyadism]], the common but wrong idea that there are only two physical sexes. Dyadism is harmful to people who were born with [[intersex]] conditions. | * [[Intersex#Dyadism|Dyadism]], the common but wrong idea that there are only two physical sexes. Dyadism is harmful to people who were born with [[intersex]] conditions. | ||