Heterosexualization in society is the process in which individuals are conditioned to adopt heterosexual practices, by ignoring and suppressing their sexual feelings toward the same sex and then using these suppressed emotions towards the opposite gender. Society creates rules and regulations for gendered identities that establish a set construction of sexuality. Due to the overall societal institution, different adjectives define what is considered masculine and what is considered feminine.

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  • Heterosexualization in society is the process in which individuals are conditioned to adopt heterosexual practices, by ignoring and suppressing their sexual feelings toward the same sex and then using these suppressed emotions towards the opposite gender. Society creates rules and regulations for gendered identities that establish a set construction of sexuality. Due to the overall societal institution, different adjectives define what is considered masculine and what is considered feminine. The feminine gender is usually associated with terms such as weaker, cowardly, sensitive, and compassionate, while masculinity is coupled with terms such as strong, brave, and independent. The idea that all men and women must conform to fit into these categories is the premise behind heterosexualization. Many feminists also use compulsory heterosexuality to describe the process of heterosexualization. Adrienne Rich, a prominent feminist was one of the first public scholars to challenge the idea of heterosexuality, in which others forms of sexual expression are deviant. . These other forms of sexuality include homosexuality. The idea of homophobia is a direct result of heterosexualization. The beginning of heterosexualization is widely debated, yet many see heterosexualization in sources as early as the New Testament continuing through ancient empires such as those of the Romans and Greeks. Beginning in the 1960’s, the Gay Liberation movement began and put sexual orientation in society more in the public eye. This caused society to become more aware of the process of heterosexualization.
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  • Heterosexualization in society is the process in which individuals are conditioned to adopt heterosexual practices, by ignoring and suppressing their sexual feelings toward the same sex and then using these suppressed emotions towards the opposite gender. Society creates rules and regulations for gendered identities that establish a set construction of sexuality. Due to the overall societal institution, different adjectives define what is considered masculine and what is considered feminine.
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  • Heterosexualization
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