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Compulsory heterosexuality is a term popularized by radical feminist and poet Adrienne Rich, in her landmark 1980 essay Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence. | '''Compulsory heterosexuality''' is a term popularized by [[Radical feminism|radical feminist]] and poet Adrienne Rich, in her landmark 1980 essay Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence. | ||
It refers to the social, cultural, political, and economic forces that pressure or coerce women into forming sexual and romantic relationships with men, regardless of their genuine desires or orientations. Within a radical feminist framework, heterosexuality is not seen as a natural or neutral orientation, but as a deeply institutionalized system that upholds male supremacy by ensuring women's emotional, sexual, reproductive, and domestic labour remains accessible to men. | It refers to the social, cultural, political, and economic forces that pressure or coerce women into forming sexual and romantic relationships with men, regardless of their genuine desires or orientations. Within a radical feminist framework, heterosexuality is not seen as a natural or neutral orientation, but as a deeply institutionalized system that upholds male supremacy by ensuring women's emotional, sexual, reproductive, and domestic labour remains accessible to men. | ||