Prejudice and discrimination favoring heterosexuality and marginalizing non-heterosexual orientations, often unconscious and embedded in social systems.
Example: Assumptions in research, clinical practice, or social policies that all people are heterosexual, creating invisibility and stress for LGBTQ+ individuals.
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