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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
===Novels=== | |||
*[[Lois McMaster Bujold]], ''[[Ethan of Athos]]'' | *[[Lois McMaster Bujold]], ''[[Ethan of Athos]]'' | ||
*[[Anthony Burgess]], ''[[The Wanting Seed]]'' (homophobic) | *[[Anthony Burgess]], ''[[The Wanting Seed]]'' (homophobic) | ||
*[[Joe Haldeman]], ''[[The Forever War]]'' | *[[Joe Haldeman]], ''[[The Forever War]]'' | ||
*[[Naomi Mitchison]], ''[[Solution Three]]'' | *[[Naomi Mitchison]], ''[[Solution Three]]'' | ||
*[[Auctor Ignotus]], ''[[AE: The Open Persuader]]'' | |||
*[[Eleanor Arnason]], ''[[A Woman of the Iron People]]'', ''[[Ring of Swords]]'' | |||
*[[Brigid Brophy]], ''[[Palace Without Chairs]]'' | |||
*[[Rajesh Talwar]], ''[[Inside Gayland]]'' | |||
*[[Katharine Burdekin]], ''[[The End of This Day's Business]]'', ''[[Swastika Night]]'' | |||
===Short Stories=== | |||
*[[Samuel R. Delaney]], ''[[Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones]]'' | |||
*[[Tanith Lee]], ''[[The Truce]]'', ''[[Love Alters]]' | |||
*[[M. A. Bartter]], ''[[Be Ye Perfect]]'' | |||
*[[Poul Anderson]], ''[[The Fatal Fulfilment]]'' | |||
*[[Martin Amis]], ''[[Straight Fiction]]'' | |||
*[[Beaumont, Charles]], ''[[The Crooked Man]]'' | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 13 June 2011
Homonormativity is the state in which same-sex sexuality is the norm. In SF, it may be used to create a society very different than our own. It is only marked in societies with male and female genders, as single-sexed societies are, if not asexual, then homonormative by default.
Examples
Novels
- Lois McMaster Bujold, Ethan of Athos
- Anthony Burgess, The Wanting Seed (homophobic)
- Joe Haldeman, The Forever War
- Naomi Mitchison, Solution Three
- Auctor Ignotus, AE: The Open Persuader
- Eleanor Arnason, A Woman of the Iron People, Ring of Swords
- Brigid Brophy, Palace Without Chairs
- Rajesh Talwar, Inside Gayland
- Katharine Burdekin, The End of This Day's Business, Swastika Night
Short Stories
- Samuel R. Delaney, Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones
- Tanith Lee, The Truce, Love Alters'
- M. A. Bartter, Be Ye Perfect
- Poul Anderson, The Fatal Fulfilment
- Martin Amis, Straight Fiction
- Beaumont, Charles, The Crooked Man