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The reason all the commercials featuring happy families, show heterosexual relationships. The reason that if you say, "I'm seeing someone" a person might automatically ask who the person is, referring to them as "she" if you're a boy, or "he" if you're a girl. It is the belief that only male/female relationships are "normal" and that everyone falls into two distinct categories: male and female. It is the assumption that a girl will grow up and marry a man, and that a boy will grow up and marry a woman.
Friend: "Who's your crush?"
Boy: "I don't want to say."
Friend: "Come on, tell me her name!"
Boy: "...it's a he."
Friend: *shocked* "Ohh...sorry"
Boy: "It's not your fault. It's just that we grew up in a world ruled by heteronormativity."
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1. Uber-PC term used by very angry and radical LGBT elements, referring to the perception of heterosexuality as normal, and other orientations, by extension, as being "different." As this point of view is a given for most people in the mainstream, even the very gay-tolerant, the term may be considered prejudicial, and is not widely used outside of the LGBT community. Often passed over in favor of the term, heterosexist, the latter being less awkward to pronounce.
2. Term used by the same elements to attack gays for being "not gay enough," for being too assimilated, or straight-acting, or for simply getting along too well with straight people.
1. "Dear Maxim:
How dare you write a dating article for men without devoting 50% of all text, pictures, and opinions to the gay community. It is prejudiced and heteronormative not to give the LGBT community exactly 50% of every thought you think....blah, blah, blah......"
"You know, you're really hot, and I think it's really prejudiced and heteronormative that you won't let me hit on you.....hey, where are you going?"
2. "It pisses me off that David's all heteronormative, and won't wear pink or earrings to any of his job interviews. He should represent more!"
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A word lesbian feminists use to sound smart.
Pretentious Bisexual Feminist: This article displays a bluntly heteronormative point of view, which I am highly offended by and stuff. Did I mention I'm bisexual? 'Cause I am. I'm also a woman.
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Someone/a group of people that feels the need to make everyone around them heterosexual. Someone who desires to make being straight the norm, therefore oppressing LGBTQ+ people. Such inhumane actions and opinions affect this community in several ways, including normal day to day tasks. A heteronormative society may also decline human rights to these.
John: It's so weird how when I tell people about my relationship with my boyfriend, they ask who's the girl and who's the guy in bed!
Sara: Yes, we live in such a heteronormative society.
Hayley: Me and Jane visited our wedding planner today and we had to leave because every option they had was for straight couples!
Jacob: Yikes, i hate heteronormative wedding companies.
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