mononormativity

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ normativity

Noun

mononormativity (countable and uncountable, plural mononormativities)

1. The assumption that romantic and sexual relationships can only occur, or are only normal, between two monogamous partners
   • 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:

     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 acceptable when only two people take part, preferably within the confines of a monogamous relationship

2. The assumption that monosexuality is the only normal or significant form of sexuality.

Related terms

• mononormative

See also

• heteronormativity, cisnormativity