THE DANGEROUS HETEROSEXUALITY VIRUS

The dangerous heterosexuality virus. The article “From Heterosexuality to Citizenship” written by the anthropologist José María Valcuende, analyses the consequences of heterosexuality, understood not as a practice but as a socio-historical model, from which a set of norms contributing to stigmatise individuals and groups labelled under other categories, as “homosexuality”, are legitimised. This category encompasses a diverse and heterogeneous reality, simplified from the hegemonic vision of human relationships. I personally love, the way he reverses the arguments that present homosexuality as “disease” or “deviation” applying them to the dominant category, “heterosexuality.”

Valcuente makes us reflect on established sexual roles, in a very interesting way. Let’s see how he analyses it, by channeling the consequences of heterosexuality virus as a social model. He does it in an ironic-anthropological way, inverting the model of homosexuality for that of heterosexuality, considering the last as “disease” or deviation “.

Homosexuality, as a stigma, is the result of the moralistic ideas of Catholic Religion, legislators and scientists who have contributed to make up the category, from which all deviations arise: heterosexuality.

The fact that there is no scientific evidence that the human being is born heterosexual, but rather is the result of the canons imposed by society, gives us hope. With great irony, he shows us that with patience and will, along with profound educational, legislative and social changes, the heterosexuality virus can be cured. You just need to want to be healed, however, from a social and even economic point of view it may not be recommended.

WHY WE CARE WITH WHO THE OTHERS FUCK

Valcuente defines the heterosexual as someone who believes that their sexuality corresponds to social norms. In this group, we can find those who are dedicated to persecute, belittle, murder, defame and torture other human beings. That is, against people who simply follow their dominant dictates of desire and affection.

The fact that heterosexuals care so much about who others fuck and that leads them to use violence in a direct or indirect way simply because they can. “Heterosexuality virus” It is such a widespread pathology that it has come to be considered a social norm. The stigma of minorities, including gay, bisexual, and transgender people is gratuitous, unnecessary, and especially painful.

EL IDEAL DE FAMILIA PATRIARCAL

The virus of heterosexuality includes the myth of the ideal of the patriarchal family, the distribution of tasks based on sex and the way in which sexual and affective relationships are accepted between human beings. They owe their virulence to the influence of Catholicism in society. The Catholic Religion has managed, with great success, to link sexuality to reproduction, promoting sexuality between male and female to procreate. Condemning all sexual practices that go beyond the missionary’s position and, of course, denying that sexuality is a human being’s right from infancy to the end of their days

Furthermore, heterosexuality, upheld by the Catholic Church, has legitimised inequality between men and women. On the one hand, denying men the right to show affection. On the other hand, disabling many women to carry out certain jobs and dictating the ideal family model.
In fact, if we follow this line of reasoning established by governmental and religious institutions, we should take custody of single mothers, widowers, poor, separated, ugly and even sick.

However, children are not morons, and many find themselves mired in a veritable nightmare called the legitimately established family. But they only need affection, regardless of who provides it. Different studies show that the development of children in homosexual families does not differ from that of heterosexual families.

ERADICATE THE VIRUS OF HETEROSEXUALITY

The paradox of heterosexuality as a pathology is that it needs homosexuality to remain. It marks the boundaries of what is permissible and the boundaries that should not be crossed.

The positive data is that it seems that this virus is beginning to be eradicated, especially in some European countries. However, equality will not be achieved just by providing rights to some sexual minorities. It requires an effort to be able to completely dismantle the dominant notion of sexuality that allows us to maintain a deeply unequal and hypocritical social structure.