Heteronormal

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Conforming to heteronormativity; accepting or promoting traditional views on gender and heterosexuality.

    "Yet letting go of the need to keep my heteronormal self alive, I have come to more fully embrace and gain sustenance from my "real" family who have been there all along."

Example

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"Yet letting go of the need to keep my heteronormal self alive, I have come to more fully embrace and gain sustenance from my "real" family who have been there all along."

Etymology

From hetero- + normal.

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