heteronormativity
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Heteronormativity is the definition of heterosexuality as the normative human sexuality. It assumes the gender binary (i.e., that there are only two distinct, opposite genders) and that sexual and marital relations are most fitting between people of the opposite sex.
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- heterosexuality
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- heteronormativity
- opposite of
- homonormativity
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- Etymology
- Relation to marriage and the nuclear family
- Transgressions
- Lesbian, gay and bisexual people
- Transgender people
- Intersex people
- Analysis
- Media representation
- Heterosexual hegemony
- Homonormativity
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- References
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- Further reading
Heteronormativity is the definition of heterosexuality as the normative human sexuality. It assumes the gender binary (i.e., that there are only two distinct, opposite genders) and that sexual and marital relations are most fitting between people of the opposite sex.
Heteronormativity creates and upholds a social hierarchy based on sexual orientation with the practice and belief that heterosexuality is deemed as the societal norm. A heteronormative view, therefore, involves alignment of biological sex, sexuality, gender identity and gender roles. Heteronormativity has been linked to heterosexism and homophobia, and the effects of societal heteronormativity on lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals have been described as heterosexual or "straight" privilege.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “heteronormativity” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.