Heterosexuality quotes
16 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"I think we won't be able to understand the operations of trans-phobia, homophobia, if we don't understand how certain kinds of links are forged between gender and sexuality in the minds of those who want masculinity to be absolutely separate from femininity and heterosexuality to be absolutely separate from homosexuality."
"Lesbian existence comprises both the breaking of a taboo and the rejection of a compulsory way of life. It is also a direct or indirect attack on the male right of access to women."
"A man's heterosexuality will not put up with any homosexuality, and vice versa."
"I cannot believe homosexuality is that much fun. Heterosexuality certainly is not."
"Heterosexuality - whichever gender you are - says that the other gender is very important to you."
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"When I was young there were lesbians who said "Oh, I will free myself of all norms of masculinity, all norms of heterosexuality ". And then, they ended up in very complex relationships that were maybe full of heterosexual power dynamics or full of lesbian forms of masculinity and they became very confused."