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Heterosexual

English Heterosexual

People who are sexually or romantically attracted towards the opposite gender.

Usage in sentence:

He is a heterosexual person.
Bisexual people may have heterosexual partners.
He is engaging in a heterosexual relationship.

Gender

Gender interacts with but is different from biological sex. Socially constructed characteristics, such as attitudes, behaviors, norms, and roles, assigned to men, women, etc. are collectively understood as gender.

A sense of discomfort felt by individuals due to a mismatch between their true gender identity and the roles assigned at birth is called gender dysphoria.

Men who are attracted to other men. This attraction could be sexual or romantic or both.

Women who are attracted to other women. Attraction could be romantic or sexual or both.

People attracted to two or more genders. This attraction could be sexual or romantic or both.

Heterosexual

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