Heteronormativity Negative Effects

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The Negative Impact of Hetero and Cisnormativity On Youth

Heteronormativity and cisnormativity are two harmful things that impact youth in a negative way, and parents must understand that enforcing strict gender roles contributes even more to this growing problem. Heteronormativity is enforcing that their child must be attracted to the opposite sex, that it’s normal to be heterosexual and cisgendered, that you have to stay confined within these boundaries. In turn, they end up being homophobic and transphobic, as it’s calling everyone who isn’t straight or cis ‘abnormal.’

Cisnormativity is harmful. By calling trans youth abnormal, harassing someone who doesn’t identify with their given birth and wants to be happy in their body, it takes a …show more content…

These same kids will be the ones who go out and bully the LGBT+ kids, because they aren’t like them, because they think that it’s weird. When parents don’t support them for being what they are, or what they most strongly resonate with, it hurts the child. The same national youth survey states how, “The youth [that took the survey] explained the LGBT+ youth face increased vulnerability due to loss of supports and rejection, and discrimination/heteronormativity/genderism.” What the LGBT+ youth community needs is support, validation, and reassurance that they’re going to be …show more content…

If you meet someone new, and you think they ‘look like’ a certain gender, just ask them, “...because you know what? It’s way more awkward to have people ignore your gender identity. It’s so awkward that it causes self harm and suicide.”

Now, there are people out there who may say it’s harder for them to teach their kids cis/heteronormativity is wrong, since it’s something they were taught growing up, but that’s simply ignorance at its peak. If you were taught the wrong thing as a child, and you get the chance to finally become educated and learn from past mistakes, you don’t go on with your life as if nothing happened. You had a learning experience, which gives you the ability to go out there and educate people yourself on matters like

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