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v. t. e. A straight couple. Heterosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between people of the opposite sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to people of the opposite sex. It "also refers to a person's sense of identity ...
e. Sexual orientation is an enduring personal pattern of romantic attraction or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. Patterns are generally categorized under heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality, [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] while ...
Heterosexual relationships among LGBT people. While LGBT people are often defined by society for their lack of heterosexual relationships, heterosexual relationships among them are fairly common (e.g., an estimated 80% of bisexuals are in opposite-sex relationships). [1] Transgender people can be any sexual orientation, including heterosexual.
Human sexuality. Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. [1][2] This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. [3][4] Because it is a broad term, which has varied with historical contexts over time, it lacks a precise definition. [4]
Queer heterosexuality is heterosexual practice or identity that is also controversially [1] called queer. "Queer heterosexuality" is argued to consist of heterosexual, cisgender, and allosexual persons who show nontraditional gender expressions, or who adopt gender roles that differ from the hegemonic masculinity and femininity of their particular culture.
Queer is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or are not cisgender. [1][2] Originally meaning 'strange' or 'peculiar', queer came to be used pejoratively against LGBT people in the late 19th century. From the late 1980s, queer activists began to reclaim the word as a neutral or positive self-description. [3][4][5]
e. Sexual fluidity is one or more changes in sexuality or sexual identity (sometimes known as sexual orientation identity). Sexual orientation is stable for the vast majority of people, but some research indicates that some people may experience change in their sexual orientation, and this is slightly more likely for women than for men. [1]
v. t. e. The questioning of one's sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender, or all three [1][2] is a process of exploration by people who may be unsure, still exploring, or concerned about applying a social label to themselves for various reasons. [3][4] The letter "Q" is sometimes added to the end of the acronym LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual ...