https://homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0003989 homoit0003989 Compulsory heterosexuality Comphet 2025-04-23 xsd:date 2025-04-23 xsd:date https://homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0001323 Social norms https://homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0001365 Theories https://homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0000619 Heterosexism https://homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0000620 Heteronormativity 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.