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homonormalization

noun

Etymology

From homo- + normalization.

  1. derived from normālis
  2. formed as normalization — “normal + -ization”
  3. prefixed as homonormalization — “homo + normalization”

Definitions

  1. The normalization of homosexuality by absorbing it into the heteronormative culture.

    • But in more recent queer theory, the positivist projects committed to restoring the gay subject to history and redeeming the gay self from its pathologization have been recognized as part of a process of homonormalization.
    • The inclusion of transgender voices further disrupts the homonormalization of sex and identity evident in popular LGBTQ cinema.

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