Problem
Heterosexism
Other Names:
Heterocentrism Nature:
People who prefer to have sexual experiences with the sex other than the one to which they belong tend to project this as the norm for all people. There is a propensity to exploit those whose sexual experiences are preferably with members of their own sex. There is also an oppression of those of sexual orientation other than heterosexual, including failure to acknowledge their existence. This tends to be based on the heterocentrist belief that heterosexuality is somehow superior to, or more "normal" and "natural" than, homosexual relations. Broader Problems:
Cultural fragmentationGender dysphoria Narrower Problems:
Compulsory heterosexuality Related Problems:
TraditionalismLack of racial identity Aggravates:
Threatened sectsSocial stratificationSocial stratificationDiscrimination against LGBT peopleViolation of rights of transsexuals Subject(s):
Society → Sex-related questionsProblem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
01.05.2000 – 00:00 CEST