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Queer Theory 101: Compulsory Heterosexuality

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This is the Sunday Edition of Paging Dr. Lesbian. If you like this type of thing, subscribe, and share it with your friends. Upgrade your subscription for more. If you’re queer and on the internet, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the term ‘compulsory heterosexuality,’ often shortened to ‘comphet.’ While academic and scholarly theories have often made their way into popular culture, this is especially true on social media, particularly on platforms like Tumblr and now TikTok. Today’s popular usage of the term compulsory heterosexuality has stemmed from several different sources, but there’s one source that stands out as being the most influential. The so-called “Am I a Lesbian?” masterdoc was first posted on Tumblr in early 2018, and since then has gone viral on that site and others, with copies frequently being posted and discussed on Twitter, Reddit, and TikTok. The 30-page document was created by a Tumblr user who was 19 at the time, and is essentially a checklist of sorts, or

Queer Theory 101: Compulsory Heterosexuality Before There Was The ‘Am I A Lesbian’ Masterdoc, There Was Adrienne Rich Kira Deshler Feb 05, 2023 61 8 5 Share This is the Sunday Edition of Paging Dr. Lesbian . If you like this type of thing, subscribe , and share it with your friends. Upgrade your subscription for more. If you’re queer and on the internet, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the term ‘compulsory heterosexuality,’ often shortened to ‘comphet.’ While academic and scholarly theories have often made their way into popular culture, this is especially true on social media, particula

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