Binarism
(noun | binarist, adjective or a noun referring to people)
The erasing or antagonizing of people whose genders are outside of the gender binary in indigenous and colonized cultures. More specifically, binarism results in the erasure of indigenous genders by colonialism as it is echoed in cultures worldwide today.
e.g. Makayla pointed out that the idea that non-binary genders are new is a result of binarism.
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