Animal Quote by Marilyn Frye

Heterosexuality is a die-hard custom through which male-supremacist institutions insure their own perpetuity and control over us. Women are kept, maintained and contained through…

— Cheryl Clarke

Women and men are divided by gender, made into the sexes as we know them, by the social requirements of heterosexuality, which institutionalizes male…

— Catharine MacKinnon

“Heterosexuality is the traditional way of expressing love and romance; the act of enjoyment between opposite sexes. It is not only for the purpose…

— M.F. Moonzajer

Frankly, [the definition of woman] is a problem that the lesbians do not have because of a change of perspective. 'Woman' has meaning only…

— Monique Wittig

Female sexuality is presented in our culture as a male fantasy, which doesn't include the reality of the abuse, the pleasure, the pain, the…

— Deborah Kampmeier

“It should first be understood that lesbianism, like male homosexuality, is a category of behavior possible only in a sexist society characterized by rigid…

— Radicalesbians

Heterosexuality is not a thing.

— Lauren Berlant

Sexuality is who you want to be with. Gender identity is who you want to be in the world.

— Hari Nef

We don't have a clue what it is to be male or female, or if there are intermediate genders. Male and female might be…

— Kathy Acker

The terms 'male' and 'female' must be understood as representing no mere primitive opposition of sex to sex; but as defining two worlds of…

— Laura Riding

Masculinity involves feminine qualities, and femininity involves masculine qualities.

— Dan Levy

Heterosexuality - whichever gender you are - says that the other gender is very important to you.

— Shirley Geok-lin Lim