I read something years ago, it might have been Word Slut, that I keep wanting to directly quote but haven't found it again. It said that even our language around sex and intimacy has been heavily influenced by the patriarchy and heteronormative penetrative sex with a penis focus.
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I know my writing is very heteronormative. Other than my NB thread, my attempts otherwise have always felt disingenuous. Like I'm queer-baiting or something.
Ooo this one was non-gendered! Yay!
Or situational things: Positions. That floor cannot be clean. Please don't leave that for the janitorial services.