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desex
(redirected from desexing)

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de·sex  (d-sks)
tr.v. de·sexed, de·sex·ing, de·sex·es
To remove part or all of the reproductive organs of; neuter.
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Verb1.desex - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, sterilize, unsex, fix
neuter, spay, castrate, alter - remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, castrate - remove the testicles of a male animal
vasectomise, vasectomize - remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control"
operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"


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Media outlets again took notice as GLAAD protested the killer lesbian portrayals in Basic Instinct during the movie's 1991 filming, the desexing of lesbian characters in Fried Green Tomatoes (released that same year), and the deletion of a male-male kiss from the season finale of Melrose Place in 1994.
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