Meaning of queernormativity | Babel Free

Definitions

Normalization of queer people, identities, and relationships, especially in a manner that centers or privileges some forms of queerness over others.

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Examples

“The day of the actual parade is very special due to the fact that for a period of time heteronormativity is not the rule of public space and "queernormativity" takes over.”

“As I attentively plan my upcoming wedding, I can't help but wonder, how might refusing to get married, just to remain radically queer, be understood as queernormativity – the dominant, queer non-status-quo?”

“Queer spaces often give rise to a “queernormativity” premised on an “alternative respectability” that dictates how to be the “right” kind of queer.”

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