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'''Compulsory heterosexuality''', commonly abbreviated to '''comphet''', is the idea that [[heterosexual]]ity is the expected [[Normative|norm]], along with the forced expectations and assumptions that everyone should be straight. It is harmful to [[queer]] individuals, as it promotes the idea that anyone who is not heterosexual is abnormal.<ref>{{Cite_web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sexopedia/a37224259/comphet/|title=Compulsory Heterosexuality: What to Know About the Term "Comphet"|author=Wynne, Griffin|publisher=Cosmopolitan|date=2021-07-04}}</ref>
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'''Compulsory heterosexuality''', commonly abbreviated to '''comphet''', is the idea that [[heterosexual]]ity is the expected [[norm]], along with the forced expectations and assumptions that everyone should be straight. It is harmful to [[queer]] individuals, as it promotes the idea that anyone who is not heterosexual is abnormal.<ref>{{Cite_web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sexopedia/a37224259/comphet/|title=Compulsory Heterosexuality: What to Know About the Term "Comphet"|author=Wynne, Griffin|publisher=Cosmopolitan|date=2021-07-04}}</ref>
   
 
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Compulsory heterosexuality, commonly abbreviated to comphet, is the idea that heterosexuality is the expected norm, along with the forced expectations and assumptions that everyone should be straight. It is harmful to queer individuals, as it promotes the idea that anyone who is not heterosexual is abnormal.[1]

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