homonormalization

noun

The normalization of homosexuality by absorbing it into the heteronormative culture.

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Meanings

nounhomonormalization (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe normalization of homosexuality by absorbing it into the heteronormative culture.

    The inclusion of transgender voices further disrupts the homonormalization of sex and identity evident in popular LGBTQ cinema.

    2016, Sonia Tascon, Tyson Wils, Activist Film Festivals: Towards a Political Subject
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    One of the most compelling examples of the author's depoliticizing project of homonormalization in the series can be found where Quant explains the role that his friend and mentor, Anthony Gatt, and Anthony's partner, Jared, play in the dominant culture of Saskatoon: […]

    2014, Jeannette Sloniowski, Marilyn Rose, Detecting Canada, page 188

    But in more recent queer theory, the positivist projects committed to restoring the gay subject to history and redeeming the gay self from its pathologization have been recognized as part of a process of homonormalization.

    2014, Mikko Tuhkanen, Leo Bersani: Queer Theory and Beyond, page 70

Origin

From homo- + normalization.

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APA

homonormalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homonormalization

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“homonormalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homonormalization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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