Prejudices can be expressed both through discriminatory actions and derogatory discourses. This article aims to identify, from the analysis of different theories, the permanence in society, through discursive, political and even therapeutic practices, of a set of beliefs named "heterocentrism", which is imbued with a negative symbolic load with respect to the homosexual population, which conflicts with changes in interpersonal and group relations, caused by the insurgency of new social movements and the inclusion more present in the everyday life of the social groups and organizations. A paradigm is outlined leaning to the non-stereotyped recognition of the discriminated groups, especially those identified by the dimension of the sexual orientation.
Prejudice; Discrimination; Sexual orientation; Gender; Heterocentrism