Straightwashing
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Straightwashing (also called hetwashing) is portraying LGB (lesbian, gay, bisexual) or otherwise queer characters in fiction as heterosexual (straight), making LGB people appear heterosexual, or altering information about historical figures to make their representation comply with heteronormativity.
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See also
- Queer erasure
- Liberal homophobia
- Color-blind casting
- Whitewashing in film
- Pinkwashing (LGBT)
- Straight-acting
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