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Heterosexual
"Heterosexual" in a Sentence (16 examples)
Bonobos often use sexual behavior, sometimes homosexual, sometimes heterosexual, for social negotiation.
Sami was heterosexual.
Sami is a heterosexual.
I haven't seen a heterosexual person in over a week.
I haven't seen a heterosexual in over a week.
The Kinsey scale measures human sexuality from 0, exclusively heterosexual, to 6, exclusively homosexual, as sexuality is fluid over time.
"Linda, since I was a teenager, I've thought of myself as a lesbian." "Marla, there's such a thing as the Kinsey Scale that measures from zero as strictly heterosexual to six as strictly homosexual. Most people lie in the middle in this zero to six." "That explains why I'm still attracted to some men."
I'm not heterosexual.
Ziri is a heterosexual.
"Are you homophobic or something?" "Why?" "You're always reminding people of heterosexual couples and marriage."
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Thai charter court rules that only heterosexual marriages are constitutional: Same-sex marriage in Thailand will have to wait, as the Constitutional Court ruled unanimously today (Wednesday) that Section 1448 of the Civil and Commercial Code, defining marriage as being a union between a man and a woman, is constitutional.
Early Adolescence. This is the high school period between 14 and 17 years of age. This is a confusing and stressful period for the teenager, because sexual impulses are now quite strong in spite of societal sanctions against heterosexual activity.
On the average, the [bisexual] women’s first heterosexual attraction and experience (at 11.6 and 14.7 years) occurred before their first homosexual attraction and experience (at 16.9 and 21.4 years).
Attempts at eliminating bias against LGBTQ people through education, academically and clinically, often lead to inclusion practices that are “added-on”, i.e., a family therapy course discusses same-sex couples as an addendum lecture at the end of the course, instead of infusing the material throughout the course. Green and Mitchell (2008) ask their readers to imagine authoring an article entitled “Therapy with Heterosexual Couples.”
Mankeeping describes the emotional labor women end up doing in heterosexual relationships. It goes beyond remembering birthdays or coordinating social plans. It means being your partner’s one-man support system.
The laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation apply to all people, gay and straight alike. If an antistraight boss starts firing heterosexuals, they're protected.
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