Why Does "Straight" Mean Heterosexual?

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PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Download the PBS Video App: https://www.pbs.org/pbs-video-app/ When did we start defining sexual orientation and how did that result in "straight" becoming a synonym for "heterosexual"? Today Danielle follows the winding history of the word through medical terms, lavender linguistics, and community slang. Special thanks to our Historian Harry Brisson on Patreon! Join him at https://www.patreon.com/originofeverything Created and Hosted by Danielle Bainbridge Produced by Complexly for PBS Digital Studios #linguistics #straight #OriginOfEverything --- Follow us on... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/originofeverythingpbs/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pbsoriginofeverything/?hl=en --- Origin of Everything is a show about the undertold histories and cultural dialogues that make up our collective story. From the food we eat, to the trivia and fun facts we can’t seem to get out of our heads, to the social issues we can’t stop debating, everything around us has a history. Origin of Everything is here to explore it all. We like to think that no topic is too small or too challenging to get started. Works Cited: Eskridge, William N. “A History of Same-Sex Marriage.” Virginia Law Review 79, no. 7 (1993): 1419. https://doi.org/10.2307/1073379. Herzer, Manfred. “Kertbeny and the Nameless Love.” Journal of Homosexuality 12, no. 1

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