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binormativity

UK/ˌbaɪ.nɔː.məˈtɪv.ɪ.ti//ˌbaɪ.nɔːɹ.məˈtɪv.ə.ti/

binormativity noun: the adoption of limiting (especially heterosexist-like) values, beliefs and norms into the bisexual community.

Noun

binormativity (uncountable)

  1. The adoption of limiting (especially heterosexist-like) values, beliefs and norms into the bisexual community.
    • That this, achieving 'identity' through labelling and definition […] risks simply reserving existing hierarchies and re-inscribing the very power relations it seeks to undermine (Bower, 1999). Not surprisingly, 'heteronormativity' (Wilton, 1996) may be transposed into another version of...2007, Victoria Clarke, Elizabeth Peel, Out in Psychology: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 236
    • There exists a similar phenomenon of binormativity where by constructing a deviant bisexual other, the bisexual community is capable of upholding the dominant cultural code as well as its lesbian interpretation.2010, K Caldwell, We exist: Intersectional in/visibility in bisexuality & disability
  2. The state or quality of being binormative, that is, of pertaining to, adhering to, or enforcing two norms.
    • In the course of the analysis, we introduce polynormativity, which contrasts with the binormativity of standard DAL or alethic logic plus a violation proposition […] Such an analysis characterizes a binormative analysis, for states are either normative or non-normative […]2004, A. Z. Wyner, “Maintaining obligations on stative expressions in a deontic action logic”, in International Workshop on Deontic Logic in Computer Science

Examples of binormativity in a sentence

  • Not surprisingly, 'heteronormativity' (Wilton, 1996) may be transposed into another version of normativity, in this case 'binormativity'.2007, Victoria Clarke, Elizabeth Peel, Out in Psychology: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN...
  • Binormativity refers to the normalisation of a certain standard of bisexuality against which all other forms of bisexuality are measured.2015, V Del Castillo, Regulating Bisexuality: Binormativity and Assimilation to the Homonormative Order in American Scripted Television...
  • Hence homonormativity, and, indeed, binormativity, polynormavity, kinknormativity ...2016, Meg-John Barker, Queer: A Graphic History, Icon Books, →ISBN:

Origin of binormativity

From binormative + -ity.

Words that rhyme with binormativity

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Questions about binormativity

What does binormativity mean?
Binormativity means the adoption of limiting (especially heterosexist-like) values, beliefs and norms into the bisexual community.
How do you use binormativity in a sentence?
Not surprisingly, 'heteronormativity' (Wilton, 1996) may be transposed into another version of normativity, in this case 'binormativity'.
What part of speech is binormativity?
Binormativity is a noun.
How do you pronounce binormativity?
Binormativity is pronounced /ˌbaɪ.nɔː.məˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ (UK).

Words near binormativity in the dictionary

  1. binor-S
  2. binormal
  3. binormally
  4. binormals
  5. binormative
  6. binormativity
  7. binos
  8. binoscope
  9. binoscopes
  10. binospirone
  11. binotic

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