sexual equality

American  

[sek-shoo-uhl-i-kwah-li-tee] / ˈsɛk ʃu əl ɪˈkwɑ lɪ ti /

noun

plural

sexual equalities

1. gender equality.

2. the state of having the same rights, status, and opportunities as others, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

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Other Word Forms

• sexual inequality noun

Example Sentences

"I'd like to think that the NFL would use him as a standard-bearer to promote sexual equality, racial equality, just generally treating people as equals no matter what your preferences are," said Bob Dorfman, a sports marketing expert at Baker Street Advertising in San Francisco.

From Reuters

Though this is upsetting, it’s not the step back in the progressive mission of gay liberation and sexual equality that we think it is.

From Washington Post

Billie Jean King, who had played doubles with Richards, was a powerful voice after her tireless campaigning for gender and sexual equality.

From BBC

Germany’s coalition government will introduce a mandatory quota for the number of women working as senior management in the country’s listed companies, in a move hailed as a “historic” step towards sexual equality in German boardrooms.

From The Guardian

“The collapse of those boundaries meant the rapid global spread of ideas about sexual equality or gender transition — and at the very same time, a dramatic reaction by conservative forces, by patriarchs and priests, who feared the inevitable loss of control that this process threatened.”

From Washington Post