"straight supremacy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: By analogy with white supremacy. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} straight supremacy (uncountable)
  1. An ideology or system that holds that straight sexual orientation is superior and privileges straight people. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: hetero-supremacy, heterosupremacy Related terms: cisnormative, cisnormativity, heteronormative, heteronormativity, homophobia Coordinate_terms: cissupremacy, white supremacy
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