mononormativity
mononormativity noun: the assumption that romantic and sexual relationships can only occur, or are only normal, between two monogamous partners.
Noun
mononormativity (countable and uncountable, plural mononormativities)
- The assumption that romantic and sexual relationships can only occur, or are only normal, between two monogamous partners
- In 1969, the Trudeau Liberals partially decriminalized homosexuality by allowing homosexual acts to take place provided that only two people were present. The idea that only two people could be present stems from the concept of mononormativity, or in other words, the idea that sexual relations are...2014, Thomas Hooper, “'More Than Two Is a Crowd': Mononormativity and Gross Indecency in the Criminal Code, 1981–82”, in Journal of Canadian Studies, volume 48, number 1, →DOI, page 53
- The assumption that monosexuality (i.e., attraction to people of only one gender) is the only normal or significant form of sexuality.
Forms of mononormativity
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Origin of mononormativity
21st century. From mono- + normativity.
Questions about mononormativity
- What does mononormativity mean?
- Mononormativity means the assumption that romantic and sexual relationships can only occur, or are only normal, between two monogamous partners.
- What part of speech is mononormativity?
- Mononormativity is a noun.
- What is the plural of mononormativity?
- The plural of mononormativity is mononormativities.
Words near mononormativity in the dictionary
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