Citations:amatonormativity

Noun: "(neologism) the assumption that all human beings pursue love or romance, especially by means of a monogamous long-term relationship"

 * 2011, Elizabeth Brake, Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law, page 98:
 * Amatonormativity is oppressive when it privileges members of one form of caring relationship at the expense of noncomformists, whose opportunities are thereby significantly worsened.
 * 2015, The Varsity (University of Toronto), 19 January 2015, page 2:
 * Come along to learn the basic terminology of asexuality, for a discussion on compulsory sexuality, amatonormativity, and different types of relationships.
 * 2015, Alix Alto, "Polyamory's Place In The Feminist Movement", Huntington Crossroads (Northeastern University), Fall 2015, page 21:
 * Amatonormativity preaches that your worth is determined by your ability to attract a partner, which compounds countless patriarchal models of gender roles in hetero relationships.
 * 2017, Matthew William Brake, "Feminist Symbol or Fetish?: Žižek, Wonder Woman, and Final Crisis, in Wonder Woman and Philosophy: The Amazonian Mystique (ed. Jacob M. Held), unnumbered page:
 * With the norm of amatonormativity, society privileges romantic couples over other caring relationships.
 * 2017, Carrie Jenkins, What Love Is: And What It Could Be, unnumbered page:
 * Casual amatonormativity is routine even in scholarly research.
 * 2017, Taylor Deville, "Monagamy/Me: The limitations of loving one person vs. loving many", The Towerlight (Towson University), 14 February 2017, page 4:
 * Amatonormativity means that those of us who desire something different (not just polyamorous people, but aromantic people as well) are seen as deviants.
 * 2018, Cyril Chosh, "Obergefell v. Hodges: Marriage Equality's Insistence on Family Values", in De-Moralizing Gay Rights: Some Queer Remarks on LGBT+ Rights Politics in the US, page 45:
 * As indicated above, here I focus on two tropes within the text of the opinion that are particularly oppressive for those who do not or cannot assimilate into Justice Kennedy's vision of the good life: amatonormativity and repronormativity.
 * 2018, Alexis Stark, "A-spectrum student experiences on MSU's campus", The State News (Michigan State University), 29 November 2018, page 5:
 * "You deal with amatonormativity, which is that idea that everyone should strive for a single monogamous romantic relationship, as the ultimate pinnacle of society," Jeffs said.
 * 2019, Morgan Lev Edward Holleb, The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze, page 30:
 * Amatonormativity—or the assumption and expectation that everyone seeks romantic love (which is generally, incorrectly, assumed to involve sexual desire by default) and prioritizes romance over other forms of intimacy—fuels aphobia.
 * 2019, Pranjali Ekatre, "Popular Culture: a malevolent force?", Homoeconomicus (Ruia College), December 2019, page 65:
 * Plus, amatonormativity implies that people are incapable of forming meaningful platonic relationships and that romantic relationships are the most superior relationships a person can experience in their lifetime.
 * 2020, Sophia Brown, "Redefining Valentine's Day culture on campus", The Catalyst (New College of Florida), 12 February 2020, page 9:
 * "I dislike [Valentine's Day] because I'm aromantic and it's very symbolic of the culture of amatonormativity," thesis student Aiden Juge commented.
 * 2020, Madison Mason, "Aromantic Awareness: Full week of visibility brought by AUREA", Iowa State Daily (Iowa State University), 17 February 2020, page 1:
 * The purpose of Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week is to spread awareness and education about aromanticism and aromantic issues such as amatonormativity, which is the idea that a central, exclusive, amorous relationship is normal for humans, according to Elizabeth Brake's website.
 * 2020, Constance Wilde, "What does it mean to be asexual in an increasingly sexualised world?", Lot's Wife, Edition 1 (2020), page 28:
 * Amatonormativity is like heteronormativity for asexuality.