straightwashing

When teachers or the education system plays off two gay historical figures as straight behavior in their time period

I'm tired of schools straightwashing gay history

by Jakalbins April 26, 2020

straightwashing

straight-washing |ˈstrāt ˈwôSHiNG, ˈwäSHiNG|
noun

An act of infusing the history of the LGB (homosexual and/or bisexual) civil rights movement with gender ideology so as to erase the significance of LGB involvement.

The queer studies professor has been straightwashing Stonewall by claiming Marsha P. Johnson was transgender.

by Lyndon Vain July 11, 2024

Straight-Washing

The abominable act of appropriating queer culture to turn it “straighter”.

Friend 1: “Why’d you in-bedazzle my cowboy boots?”
Friend 2: “Because Straight-Washing is the new fab shit!”

by DrunkenSamurai June 23, 2018