The devaluing of femininity is a social problem with serious consequences. Violence against
women, men, transgender people, and racial minorities is often exacerbated when elements …

Gender stereotype theory suggests that men are generally perceived as more masculine
than women, whereas women are generally perceived as more feminine than men. Several …

This paper explores the discursive constructions of femininity and masculinity expressed by
incels. Situated within a new wave of misogyny, incels blame feminism for disrupting a …

Existing research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth
homelessness identifies family rejection as a main pathway into homelessness for the youth …

Since the 1970s social science researchers have documented the cultural devaluation of
femininity and its impact on experiences of discrimination among sexual and gender …

We present an integrated interdisciplinary review of people's tendency to perceive sexual
orientation as a fundamentally gendered phenomenon. We draw from psychology and other …

There is increased acceptance of gay men in most Western societies. Nevertheless,
evidence suggests that feminine-presenting gay men are still disadvantaged compared to …

This paper seeks to develop a theory of subversive femininities or femme theory. It argues
for the inclusion of femmephobia in intersectional analyses and provides the theoretical …

There is evidence that discrimination directed toward gay men from some heterosexual men
is partially driven by heterosexual men attempting to distance themselves from gay men's …

Sexuality in India offers an expression of nationalist anxieties and is a significant marker of
modernity through which subjectivities are formed among the middle class. This book …