Example Sentences

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Even in 2022 in Australia, it is still dangerous for people to reveal their non-normative sexuality or gender preferences.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2022

For many working class queer men in urban centres such as New York around the turn of the 20th century, camp was a tactic for the communication and affirmation of non-normative sexualities and genders.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2022

Deadpool 2 revives everyone’s favorite would-be pansexual superhero with Wade Wilson, who, in the sequel, continues his overheated banter with male co-stars and jocular winks at in-the-know viewers while not doing anything especially non-normative.

From Slate • May 25, 2018

When the model Sophia Hadjipanteli accidentally tinted her blond eyebrows black, she decided to show off her non-normative body hair, rather than reach for the wax strips.

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2018

Such non-normative behaviors are indicative of individuals who are ‘troubled’ and are being influenced by a number of stressors. 

From Forbes • Oct. 30, 2014