heteronormative

adj
/ˈhɛt.ɚ.oʊˌnɔɹ.mə.tɪv/US

Etymology

From hetero- + normative.

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the practices and institutions that privilege or value…

    Of or pertaining to the practices and institutions that privilege or value heterosexuality, heterosexual relationships, and traditional gender roles as fundamental and "natural" within society.

    • Much of the language used when discussing wedding planning is heteronormative, which can alienate homosexual couples.
    • This suggests both that film studies can be heteronormative even when it is analyzing homosexual representations and that close textual analysis is itself structured by heterosexual presumptions and assumptions.
    • In the same way, homosexuality and bisexuality will always be seen as problematic in heteronormative organizations.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for heteronormative. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA