Heteronormativity
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Heteronormativity is a noun meaning The assumption that all human beings are either male or female in both sex and gender, and that sexual and romantic attraction and activity only occurs, or is only normal, between people of different sexes.
Meaning
The assumption that all human beings are either male or female in both sex and gender, and that sexual and romantic attraction and activity only occurs, or is only normal, between people of different sexes.
Word Forms
- heteronormativities
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include homonormativity, allonormativity, mononormativity, cisnormativity, repronormativity, homogenitality.
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