Femmephobia

Femmephobia is loosely defined as the devaluation, denigration, and regulation of femininity in any gender or sex. The concept of femmephobia aligns with societal biases that result in discriminatory beliefs about, and behaviors toward, individuals who behave "like a woman", regardless of that person's gender identity, assigned sex, or sexuality. These biases associated with femininity include (but are not restricted to) the regulation of sexuality, or slut-shaming, biological determinism (the idea that femininity is inherently weak from a biological standpoint), masculine right of access, trivialization of femininity, and the exclusion from external identity. This bias can take many forms, including violence, social exclusion, bullying, and public humiliation. It is distinct from misogyny, as misogyny targets women whereas femmephobia targets femininity and can be applied to all genders. The term femmephobia originates from LGBTQ communities (specifically femme lesbian and sexual minority women's communities), but this bias has been observed outside of the LGBTQ community as well.

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