Etymology

corrective rape

Today it means: The act of raping someone because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in an attempt to force the person to be heterosexual or to enforce gender stereotypes. Full definition →

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The story

corrective + rape. First used in South Africa, in reference to the raping of lesbians.

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