Heterosexual Idea of "roles"
Society's attempt to make homosexuals fit the heterosexual mold has resulted in ideas such as that all gay men are either "tops" or "bottoms," and that one of the men in the relationship must be "the woman" while the other is "the man," an idea that is often met with irritation by gay men.
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