Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve

English

Etymology

From the Abrahamic Adam and Eve narrative. Popularized by televangelist Jerry Falwell in the late 1970s United States.[1]

Phrase

Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve

  1. (derogatory, offensive) A phrase indicating the notion that only heterosexual relations are valid.

References

  1. ^ Zach Schonfeld (1 July 2015) “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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