heteronormative
adjective
noting or relating to behavior or attitudes consistent with traditional male or female gender roles and the assumption of heterosexuality as the norm.
heteronormativity
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a word derived from
heteronormative.
Example Sentences
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But both stories woo us with worlds free of weaponized heteronormativity and the very real sensation of imperilment many of us are feeling.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026
“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
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
Inspired by Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay, “Notes on ‘Camp,’” the latest spectacular from the Met’s Costume Institute attempts to define this elastic, constantly evolving concept, which leaves taste, seriousness and heteronormativity in the dust.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2019
