Expectations of prejudice and discrimination can lead LGBTQ+ patients to avoid seeking health care. Nadzeya Haroshka/iStock via Getty Images Even among medical providers who practice some form of ...

It’s about time we kicked heteronormativity to the curb. Never heard of the term before? It has to do with what kinds of identities and experiences — namely, cisgender and heterosexual ones — are ...

"Heteronormative" has become somewhat of a buzzword for queer people, and for good reason. It's a way to call out a culture that continually "others" us, assumes we don't exist, and erases our history ...

You may have seen the terms floating around on social media, but perhaps the best way to define cisnormative behaviors or heteronormativity is by example. Cisnormativity is the assumption that a ...

Here we are in the age of marriage equality, right? Or are there more things to consider? While I'm happy for the people who want to get married and couldn’t before June 27, 2015, we must keep asking ...

Let's talk heteronormativity, baby. For queer people all over the world (and for non-queer people, too — as is the case with so many things, heteronormativity can be harmful for everyone), ...

Heteronormativity assumes that heterosexuality is the only “normal” or “natural” sexual orientation. According to this school of thought, which is plaguing society, a couple is necessarily made up of ...

Yesterday a video circulated on Twitter featuring Elly Barnes, a British lesbian who heads the charity “Educate and Celebrate.” Their mission is to transform schools into LGBT-friendly places. In ...

As the fall semester gets under way, we must acclimate ourselves to the most important ritual of graduate-student life: the proclamation of our “interests.” For those of you not in graduate school, ...

William Robertson receives funding from The Wenner-Gren Foundation. Even among medical providers who practice some form of cultural competency – an awareness of and respect for differences across ...