Example Sentences

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Janiak pushed against, for example, heteronormativity, and patriarchal entitlement, the latter being the trio’s throughline.

From Salon • May 24, 2025

“If you’re stuck on heteronormativity you think of people’s blood children, but ask someone, ‘Was Stephaun your father?’

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

“Everything she was seeing and digesting that represented heteronormativity was really important for me,” McEwen says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023

I think what I wanted was for them to not make the assumption of heteronormativity or religiosity when looking at me.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that Howie and Noah’s journey will end with valuable life lessons about friendship, self-acceptance and belonging; genuinely amusing gags about Marisa Tomei, Alicia Vikander and heteronormativity are bonuses.

From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2022