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'''Heterosexuality''' is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between persons of opposite sex or gender.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality Heterosexuality (Wikipedia)]</ref> As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to persons of the opposite sex; it "also refers to a person's sense of identity based on those attractions, related behaviors, and membership in a community of others who share those attractions."<ref name="apahelp">{{cite web|title=Sexual orientation, homosexuality and bisexuality|publisher=American Psychological Association|accessdate=August 10, 2013|url=http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx|archivedate=August 8, 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130808032050/http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx}}</ref><ref name="brief">{{cite web|url=http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/supreme/highprofile/documents/Amer_Psychological_Assn_Amicus_Curiae_Brief.pdf |title=APA California Amicus Brief |publisher=Courtinfo.ca.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-10-11}}</ref> If an adult person is attracted to very young female, he or she is  typically considered as an [[ephebophile]] or a [[pedophile]].
'''Heterosexuality''' is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between persons of opposite sex or gender.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality Heterosexuality (Wikipedia)]</ref> As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to persons of the opposite sex; it "also refers to a person's sense of identity based on those attractions, related behaviors, and membership in a community of others who share those attractions."<ref name="apahelp">{{cite web|title=Sexual orientation, homosexuality and bisexuality|publisher=American Psychological Association|accessdate=August 10, 2013|url=http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx|archivedate=August 8, 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130808032050/http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx}}</ref><ref name="brief">{{cite web|url=http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/supreme/highprofile/documents/Amer_Psychological_Assn_Amicus_Curiae_Brief.pdf |title=APA California Amicus Brief |publisher=Courtinfo.ca.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-10-11}}</ref>  


A derogatory or humorous boylover term for a heterosexual is [[Cement-headed straight clown]], or ''CHSC''.
A derogatory or humorous boylover term for a heterosexual is [[Cement-headed straight clown]], or ''CHSC''.
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Homosexuality]]
*[[Homosexuality]]
 
*[[Boylover]]
==External links==
==External links==




[[Category:Sexuality]]
[[Category:Sexuality]]

Revision as of 15:54, 26 March 2015

Heterosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between persons of opposite sex or gender.[1] As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to persons of the opposite sex; it "also refers to a person's sense of identity based on those attractions, related behaviors, and membership in a community of others who share those attractions."[2][3]

A derogatory or humorous boylover term for a heterosexual is Cement-headed straight clown, or CHSC.

References

  1. Heterosexuality (Wikipedia)
  2. Sexual orientation, homosexuality and bisexuality. American Psychological Association. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved on August 10, 2013.
  3. APA California Amicus Brief. Courtinfo.ca.gov. Retrieved on 2013-10-11.

See also

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