Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Abrahamic Adam and Eve narrative. Late 1970s US, popularized by televangelist Jerry Falwell.[1]

Phrase[edit]

Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve

  1. (derogatory, offensive) The notion that only heterosexual relations are normal.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zach Schonfeld (2015 July 1) “The Surprising History of the Phrase 'Adam and Eve, Not Adam and Steve'”, in Newsweek‎[1]: “The first known appearance of "Adam and Steve" came in 1977, in what would become its natural habitat: a picket sign at an anti-gay rally.”
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