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Jess Mahler
@JessMahler@indiepocalypse.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Pushing Back on Chrononormativity — personal reflections

My first conscious run-in with chronormativity was when I embraced polyamory. We called it 'the relationship escalator'. The idea that relationships are expected to follow a specific pattern -- a specific chronology....

https://jessmahler.com/pushing-back-on-chrononormativity-personal-reflections/

#essay #personal #normative

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Author-ized L.J.
@ljwrites@writeout.ink replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@JessMahler This was a concept I needed in my life to put much of it in perspective, thank you!
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Jess Mahler
@JessMahler@indiepocalypse.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ljwrites
You're welcome! It really is a great concept. And it sounds like Freeman has a couple other good concepts in her book, which is why it's on my to-read list now.
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