Following the resurgence of the “Am I a Lesbian” Masterdoc on TikTok, conversations about compulsory heterosexuality

Fyi that happened because the author came out as bi(and tbh after reading it again I'm waiting out that one as well).

The main problem with this Compulsory Heterosexuality(I hate the contraction of this term) concept is it's frequently misused to apply to heterosexuals who want to identify as anything other than. It's used as a absorb-all-scrutiny shield against suggestions that they are actually straight, identity enthusiasts. So after being accused of encouraging CH, people may just drop the issue, not wanting to be/seem bigoted and non-progressive. And thus it decreases the necessary gate-keeping.

I think there's validity to the original idea, though. Because straight as default/correct(Heteronormativity) is a thing. Like in the historical/literary context. How many people tend to think of the past that way and that same-sex attraction is something that didn't even exist until the latter half of the twentieth century as it was just a modern, "enlightened", social invention that only exists in very limited contexts. Like how there can be some pearl-clutching if someone were to even suggest characters from old writings and dead authors/historical figures were perhaps not heterosexual.

The same thing can be felt to those who come out of the closet as a complement to the homophobia they may experience. There can be some acute negative reaction like, "Well, that's just impossible! They clearly accepted that they are straight their entire life up until this very moment. What suddenly caused them to deny their straightness(must be some external influence)? Did I not teach them effectively about truth and reality? Not in my backyard!" And this can even be from people are very socially liberal. It hits different when it's your own friends or kin.

This legit kind of Compulsory Heterosexuality is of course nowadays mixed up with the gender woo woo with poisons any genuine discourse on the topic. What I'm saying is to not throw the baby out with the bathwater because some kwirs appropriated the term for their own ends.

tl;dr- From a woke source, with some good points about Compulsory Heterosexuality/Heteronormativity heavily polluted with gender identity garbage.