heterosexual_privilege think about it heterosexual privilege is... +living wthout ever having to think twice, face, confront, engage or cope with anything on this page. heterosexuals can address these phenomena but social/political forces do not require you to do so. + marrying ... which includes the followingprivileges: -public recognition and support for an intimate relationship (ie receiving cards/phone calls celebrating your committment to another person) -supporting activities and social expectations of longevity and stability for your committed relationship -paid leave from employment and condolences when grieving the death of your partner/lover(ie legal family members defined by marriage and descendants from marriages) -inhertiting from your wife/husband automatically under probate laws -sharing health, auto and homeowners insurance policies at reduced rates -immediate access to your loved ones in cases of accident or emergency -family-of-origin support for a life with a husband/wife -increased possibilities for getting a job, receiving on-the-job- training and promotion +kissing/hugging/being affectionate in public without ridicule, threat or violence +talking about your relationship/marriage, or what vacations/family plans projects you and your partner (wife/husband) are undertaking + not questioning your normalcy, sexuality or culture + expressing pain when a relationship ends, and having other people notice, empathize and tend to your pain + adopting childrean, foster-parenting children + being employed as a teacher in pre-school through high school without fear of being fired at any time because you are assumed to corrupt and molest children + raising your children without threats of state intervention + raising your children without them having to be worried about which of their friends might reject them because their parents' sexuality and culture + telling the person you desire in your teen years + living with your partner (husband/wife) and doing so openly to all + receiving validation from your religious community + receiving social acceptance from neighboors, colleagues and new friends + not having to hide and lie about women/men-only activities +working without always having to be identified by your sexuality/culture, ie the "heterosexual" lawyer, the "heterosexual" waiter 020829 ... the Walrus Heavy, but a bit "wordy". What part didn't we already know? 020829 ... Mahayana It's not about not knowing... [in my view] its about taking things for granted & how [all] american citizens do not have rights to all of the heterosexual priviledges... afore mentioned [sometimes we all need reminders] 020829 what's it to you? who go blather from