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Heterosexism

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Heterosexism is both an ideology and a set of institutional practices that privilege heterosexual orientation over every other orientation.

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A benefits policy that recognizes only opposite-sex spouses enacts heterosexism structurally, without any staff member expressing an attitude.

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Heterosexism describes a system; the personal aversion it can accompany is a separate, narrower term.