Adjective
heteronormative (comparative more heteronormative, superlative most heteronormative)
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.
Amaan’s popularity hints that what sells in India on TikTok is a heteronormative wet dream: fair-skinned straight men with bloodshot eyes, heartbroken over rejection. Source: Internet
In commercial naturist resorts eroticism and sexuality is controlled by applying heteronormative values and strict rules and policing. Source: Internet
And a lot of those thought patterns, like the body image thing, or the fear of success, are imposed upon us by the misogynist, heteronormative framework of our society. Source: Internet
As Wong explains, being the sole or greater breadwinner puts pressure on a woman to alleviate a whole new kind of guilt: for reversing a longstanding power balance and heteronormative structure in households (men as breadwinners, women as caretakers). Source: Internet
In this male-dominated, gender binary, and heteronormative atmosphere, periods, sex, and birth control have been viewed as topics to avoid in civilized conversation, engendering shame on the sexually active or anyone with a vagina that bleeds. Source: Internet
I feel uncomfortable with the large portion of Greek life on our campus that reinforces a heteronormative, and often patriarchal, society. Source: Internet