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I notice hetero normative bias within my family especially when we have gatherings. Women in the family tends to stay in the kitchen to cook while men drink and eat food with their sons etc in the living/family room. Daughters are often told to help out with taking the dishes back to the kitchen and told to stay in the dining room instead and have food there. Girls are often told to be quiet and to take care of little cousins(2nd and third cousins as well so you can assume how many there would be) however sons are also often allowed to run around the house, play with each other and will not get into any trouble.

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One of the major hetero -normative bias that I notice in my family is when women in the family like my mother or myself is expected to do the house chores more than the men. obviously we are not forced to do the house chores although if we don't do it no one would. And when it come to cooking even-though we all work almost the same amount, women in the family are expected to cook dinner while men are watching TV.

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1. The color of school bag is one of the heterosexual-normative bias.

In Japan, most of elementary school students have same backpack called “randosel”. It has various colors, but there is a stereotype that girls have red or pink randosel and boys have blue or black. When I was an elementary school student, I have a boy friend who had red one because he used the one which is hand him down from his sister. Some classmates made fun of him becayse they think the red one is only for girls. However, there is no role that boys should not use red or pink one. So, i felt this is a heterosexual-normative.

2. There is one Japanese commedy drama about office romance betweem men. Many Japanese enjoy it because it funny and unrealistic. In Japan, Same-sex marrige is not allowded, so many people think that same-sex relationship is not common. However, for those who have same-sex relationships, it is not funny and unrealistic. This is also one of the heterosexual-normative bias.

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When I joined the the U.S military, they had this rule regarding heteror-normative bias, it was known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" this rule prohibited discrimination or harassment of service members who were of gay/lesbian and or orientation. This ruled allowed service members to join and to serve their country with out being discriminated or harassed. Being in the military, there were may good soldiers, sailors, airmen, who were open about their sexual orientation and because the lax restriction now on the rules, these members can now be open and serve their country without any problems.
I served with military members who identified themselves who considered to be of LGBT. They are amazing people and they are like everyone, like you, like me. I had co-workers who identified under LGBT community, I never wanted to be closed minded so instead of assuming gender or role, I've always took the time to learn and to understand. I believe that anyone shouldn't be discriminated on or harassed due to their sexual orientation because they don't conform to societies norms.

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I noticed that I have a hetero-normative bias when I talk to my friend. At that time, my friend said, "my friends is chosen as a member of national baseball team". So, I thought that his friend is man who is good at baseball and  have much muscle. But, his friend, who was chosen to the national team was a female. In this case, I noticed that I have a stereotype that baseball is a sport for male. I realized that I always try to not have this kind of bias, but I had this kind of bias unconsciously.   

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I noticed that I have a hetero-normative bias when I talk to my friend. At that time, my friend said, "my friends is chosen as a member of national baseball team". So, I thought that his friend is man who is good at baseball and  have much muscle. But, his friend, who was chosen to the national team was a female. In this case, I noticed that I have a stereotype that baseball is a sport for male. I realized that I always try to not have this kind of bias, but I had this kind of bias unconsciously.   

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1) There is no hetero-normative bias in my family, but I do see much news that how people against hetero-normative bias. China is less open than most western countries, many elderly are still know nothing about hetero-normative bias, cause they have already assumed these as certain rules. For example, if a man has long hair, he might be criticized by the elderly. Because people consider only girls can wear their hair long. However, I think hetero-normative bias is seldom can be seen in the young generations.

2) In 2017, there was a movie called call me by your name, and it won an Oscar. But that movie was pulled from the prestigious Beijing International Film Festival. Because the works of literature related to LGBT themes can't be released in cinemas.

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I remember that one of my best friend told to me about how harsh treatment toward boys in one of a particular Asian countries.  He told me when you starts going to elementary school, your life would change depending on how much study will you do. If you go to high level university, your life will be stable and affluent. On the other hand, if you go not famous university, your life is going to be harsh. Why only boys treated like that, because boys are  breadwinner and girls' role is house working.  I feel so confused and wonder the purpose of going to university and why the role is distinguished between girls and boys. I believe Boys can undertake house working and Girls can be breadwinner. 

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I remember that one of my best friend told to me about how harsh treatment toward boys in one of a particular Asian countries.  He told me when you starts going to elementary school, your life would change depending on how much study will you do. If you go to high level university, your life will be stable and affluent. On the other hand, if you go not famous university, your life is going to be harsh. Why only boys treated like that, because boys are  breadwinner and girls' role is house working.  I feel so confused and wonder the purpose of going to university and why the role is distinguished between girls and boys. I believe Boys can undertake house working and Girls can be breadwinner. 

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The ads have a big impact on the hetero-normative bias.
Most wedding advertisements and materials about marriage are for heterosexual couples. In Japan, same-sex couples are not allowed to marry, so I think this law is affecting people's hetero-normative bias.
When it comes to makeup, there are many people who think that only women wear makeup, so when men wear makeup, they are considered to be feminine and discriminated against. This trend is fading away now, but I think that this kind of prejudice is created because women serve as models in cosmetics advertisements.

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My mother thinks that I should learn cooking and housekeeping skills because I am a girl. Also, my parents bought me picture books about animals and flowers, but they thought I did not need books about cars or insects.
Another example is that hugging and kissing between girls is commonly seen, whereas if boys do the same, they are considered homosexual. This can be a gender stereotype.

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1)There are undoubtedly many cases people would assume someone is straight or cisgender by default and I have seen this one too many times. It’s also part of my culture for elderly people to ask young people if they “have a boyfriend" to girls and "do you have a girlfriend" to girls every time they see them after a while. I have experienced this and witnessed this a lot of times among my family and friends.

2) Children who are made to like certain things because of how society stereotyped it, such as the color pink and blue, or simple toys such as cooking toys or train/car toys. I usually volunteer at my mother’s work (international school), so I have seen how parents enforce such stereotypes to their children.

3) Most of the time, even LGBT couples (wlw or mlm couples, specifically) are always thought of in a heteronormative way such as “who is the guy in the relationship” or “who is the female in the relationship”. I notice these stereotypes in the media mostly, and when people talk about these couples they tend to specify who is the female or male depending on their personalities or looks.

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There is no heteronormative bias in my family. However, in a typical family, the mother does the housework and the further does the work . I think this is a heteronormative bias. Also, in the company, men often take good positions. Regardless of gender, position should be decided by ability. Advertising also mentions heteronormative bias. For example, about same-sex marriage, Excessive coverage on TV leads to instilling a biased in us.

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I do not find any heteronormative bias in my family but usually parents buys specific toys depending on the gender. it has been made that girls go towards dolls and pink houses while for boys is cars, construction working toys and colour blue.
There are many advertisements or pictures that are usually male and female couple. Compared to same sex couple are not seen as much on the media.

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1. Heteronormative bias in my family can not be seen, since my family respects all people regardless of their sexual orientation. Yet, it is quite possible that some heteroseuxal parents and siblings would not be able to process or accept non-heterosexuality.

2. In my friend groups or acquaintances, there were times when people pick up on people with different sexual orientation. For instance, people have normalized the word "gay" to describe something that is not cool or accepted in the society. It has become a prevalent word and it is very toxic and perpetuating a false meaning of its word's origin. This confirmation bias has to be stopped, and people have to be mindful when using derogatory terms such as "gay".

3.Media portrays both the positive and negative views on different sexual orientations. There are some TV shows or youtube channels promoting people from all backgrounds or quite frankly worshipping people who are different from haterosexual male or females. On the other hand, there are media that perpetuates absolutely nasty remarks on them, and portray them as someone that is exotic and peculiar but in a very offensive way. This can be seen in comedy, news outlet, and memes.

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Some countries, including Japan, do not allow same-sex marriage. This means that men can get married with only women and the opposite is also true.
Another example is that dressing room is only for either men or women. Therefore, we are, to some extent, recognized as either men or women even if some of us do not think they are in that gender.

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I remember discussing with my family about how, one of our relatives had to go out of state to get married to his fiance.
This took me down a rabbit hole, thinking about how selfish and close minded some people were raised. If hetero sexual people can throw a wedding out of pure love for their partner, why can't others do so as well?

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1. (family) Hetero-normative bias is first seen with family members. Most families will push “their” norm onto to their children from the day they are born. When choosing clothes for a baby they will always choose the colors they will wear based on gender. A girl baby must wear pink and have all pink accessories. A boy baby must have all shades of “manly”
colors like blue, green or brown. Gender has a strict interpretation for some.
2. (friends) Many younger generations use different slang or demeaning terms that they do not know the origin of or harm they are causing. It is part of the hetero- normative bias to say anything that is “gay” is negative. When, being homosexual should not be seen as a negative thing. The Homophobia society has created these negative connotations of homo sexual individuals.
3.(Advertisement) Heterosexual couples are almost always chosen to represent the typical American household. However, that is not the norm for all the families. A women is shown in the kitchen doing the house work & the man is either relaxing in the living room or getting home from work. Commercials never show a homo sexual couple with a family of kids. This is telling society that being heterosexual is the accepted norm.

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1. Treatment of homosexuality as "a phase":
My friend recently came out to me, and when I asked her if her parents knew about it, she denied saying that they won't understand and will try to ignore it by calling it "a phase." This is one of the most common examples of heteronormativity bias. The belief that any sexual identity (especially homosexuality and bisexuality) is "just a phase" and that the individual will grow out of it and live a heterosexual life. No one is going to insist that heterosexuality is just a phase. You won't be asked to prove your straightness by your romantic or sexual history.
2. Media representation of heterosexual couples:
I watch many movies during my free time, and heterosexual couples are prevalent in mainstream media—from commercials to romantic comedies. This prevalence reinforces heterosexuality as a social standard for sexual expression.

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1. I can't recall any moments of hetero normative bias. However, some examples are like when your friends assume that you have a mom and dad just like them, in reality you could have 2 moms or 2 dads. Therefore, the friends stop hanging out with you.

2. Another example is when a coworker tells another employee that's a woman and said "your husband has good taste for that wedding ring". In this case, the woman can be married to a same gender person. When the coworker figures out that she's married to another woman, she can avoid her.

3. Lastly, parents trying to make their child avoid being friends with heterosexual kids. For example, a child who can be gay/lesbian.

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1. (Parents' hetero-normative bias)
It is highly likely that heterosexual parents push their hetero-normativity on their children, and they may tend not to try to accept or understand non-heterosexuality (disapproval).

2. (Laws that do not officially allow same-sex relationships and discriminate against same-sex relationships)
In some countries, there are laws banning same-sex marriage, and it is not officially allowed in Japan too.

3. (Hetero-normative bias promoted by the media)
Heterosexual couples are more likely to appear in advertising or entertainment media, such as dramas and movies, compared to same-sex couple.