#heteronormativity tag

This gay-for-pay OnlyFans star says he's "not cheating" on his girlfriend with men, but the internet's got one question - Queerty

Gay-for-pay performers in adult entertainment create sexual content with men while maintaining heterosexual identities off-camera, a phenomenon growing through OnlyFans and social media platforms.

LGBT

fromQueerty

1 week ago

When did you know you were definitely gay? - Queerty

Many queer people experience a defining moment of self-recognition that is initially scary but ultimately liberating, often sparked by a high school crush or celebrity.

Relationships

fromMashable

2 weeks ago

The rise of Anti-Valentine's Day online

Many people reject Valentine’s Day because it reinforces heteronormativity, commercialization, and relationship primacy, prompting community-centered or anti-Valentine’s alternatives.

fromSlate Magazine

1 month ago

Everyone Says There's a "Right" Way for Women to Get Engaged. I Found Out What Happens When You Ignore It.

I really feel like the cultural norm around proposals is fundamentally silly and outdated. I wish more people would consider that women can propose too! It doesn't have to come from the male partner in heterosexual relationships. I asked my now-husband to marry me, and it was the best choice I've ever made. I think it's really interesting that this wasn't even mentioned in your advice-which goes to show how embedded this heteronormative idea about who gets to propose really is.

Relationships

Philosophy

fromApaonline

5 months ago

A Duty to Resist Love Island: An Inquiry

Love Island enforces heteronormative coupling and gendered relationship roles, privileging male dominance while portraying women as emotional within romantic interactions.

LGBT

fromThe Nation

5 months ago

James Baldwin's Radical Politics of Love

Heteronormativity and archival silences complicate efforts to determine the sexual identities of historical Black writers like Langston Hughes and James Baldwin.