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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 heterosexual's sense of identity (often pathological) 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>  
'''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 heterosexual's sense of identity (often pathological in failing to accept other sexual orientations) 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''.

Revision as of 16:32, 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 heterosexual's sense of identity (often pathological in failing to accept other sexual orientations) 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.

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