I saw this term used as an answer to a question about single-sex locker rooms.
I'm asking here rather than just looking up the term because I want personal insights as well as definitions. The term may be self-explanatory, but again details would be helpful to all.
What should "straight" people know that they presently don't?
Thanks.
2007-01-31 02:08:12 · 4 answers · asked by American citizen and taxpayer 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
"Heteronormative" basically means that since most people are straight, they're going to set up the norms for all of us. The single-sex locker rooms are part of it--the assumption is that men will want to look at naked women and women will want to look at naked men. The problems with it come when it becomes "heterosexism"--that is, the assumption that all people can or should be straight.
2007-01-31 02:38:47 · answer #1 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's the concept that mainstream society assumes the "norm" is to be heterosexual and the force-feeding of this idea upon everyone else with expectations of conformity.
2007-01-31 12:53:26 · answer #2 · answered by DEATH 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That which forces one to behave in a heterosexual fashion (family, friends, situations, society...)
2007-01-31 10:33:25 · answer #3 · answered by unclefrunk 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's a new and improved "politically correct" way for straights to "imply" that the homosexuality is "wrong".
2007-01-31 10:28:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋