00596nz a2200217n 4500 250423|||anznnbab||||||||||||||a|||||||d homoit0003989 https://homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0003989 homoit Compulsory heterosexuality Comphet Social norms https://homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0001323 Theories https://homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0001365 Term coined by Adrienne Rich in 1980 to describe the idea that heterosexuality is assumed of and enforced upon people in patriarchal societies to ensure the continued subjugation of women. Thus, heterosexuality and, particularly, women's sexual interest in men, is not always natural but instead is ingrained as a social requirement from an early age.