Aversion therapy
comment: Behavior modification therapy intended to displace pleasant associations evoked by homosexuality with unpleasant ones (in the form of electric shocks or nausea-inducing drugs) in order to shift the subject's homosexual orientation to a heterosexual one.
broader: homoit0000106
related: Conversion therapy
has top concept: homoit0001004
replaces: aversionTherapy
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Mixed-orientation marriage
alternative label: Bisexual marriage
comment: Marriages between individuals who do not share the same sexual orientation (e.g., bisexual-heterosexual marriage, allosexual-asexual marriage).
broader: homoit0000990
has top concept: homoit0000973
replaces: mixed-orientationMarriage
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2026-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Conversion therapy
alternative label: Reparative therapy
alternative label: Reorientation therapy
alternative label: Sexual reorientation therapy
comment: Efforts to change the sexual or gender identity of an individual who is or is suspected to be LGBTQ+ to meet heterosexual or cisgender norms, typically under the belief that being LGBTQ+ is dangerous and/or the result of mental illness or trauma. The processes involved in conversion therapy include visualization training, spiritual interventions, and other aversion treatments.
broader: homoit0000106
narrower: homoit0003512
has top concept: homoit0001004
replaces: sexualReorientation
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Down-low
comment: African American slang term that describes a subculture of Black men who identify as heterosexual but have sex with men.
broader: homoit0000015
related: homoit0000123
related: homoit0000285
related: homoit0000286
related: homoit0000463
related: homoit0001009
related: homoit0001261
related: homoit0001783
related: homoit0001785
related: homoit0001786
related: homoit0001787
related: homoit0001788
related: homoit0002278
has top concept: homoit0000915
replaces: downLow
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Dutch boys
alternative label: Lesbros
comment: Slang for heterosexual men who are friends with lesbians and socialize in lesbian spaces.
broader: Heterosexual men
related: Fag hags
related: homoit0000455
related: Goldilocks (Gay culture)
related: homoit0001133
related: homoit0001788
has top concept: Heterosexuals
replaces: dutchBoys
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Ex-gay movement
comment: People and organizations that encourage people to resist entering or pursuing same-sex relationships, to eliminate homosexual desires, to develop heterosexual desires, and/or to enter into heterosexual relationships.
broader: homoit0001322
related: Conversion therapy
related: Heterosexism
has top concept: homoit0001322
replaces: ex-gayMovement
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Fag hags
comment: Slang for heterosexual women who are friends with gay men and socialize in gay spaces.
broader: Heterosexual women
related: Dutch boys
related: homoit0000455
related: Goldilocks (Gay culture)
related: homoit0001133
related: homoit0001788
has top concept: Heterosexuals
replaces: fagHags
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Fag stags
comment: Slang for heterosexual men who enjoy the company of gay men.
broader: Heterosexual men
related: homoit0000455
related: homoit0001133
has top concept: Heterosexuals
replaces: fagStags
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Gay for pay
comment: Sex workers who identify as heterosexual but are paid to perform as if they are gay or lesbian.
broader: homoit0001276
related: homoit0001127
related: homoit0003758
has top concept: homoit0000011
replaces: gayForPay
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Gay sensibility
comment: A way of reading and looking at cultural texts (books, movies, television, magazines, etc.) through a gay lens, often including the appropriation of texts otherwise thought of as heterosexual.
related: Lesbian sensibility
replaces: gaySensibility
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Gay shame
comment: Movement within queer communities that is described as a radical alternative to gay culture being brought into the mainstream; directly posits an alternative view of gay pride events and activities that rejects increasing commercialization, corporate sponsors, and "safer" agendas to avoid offending heterosexual supporters and sponsors.
related: homoit0000006
related: homoit0001561
replaces: gayShame
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Goldilocks (Gay culture)
alternative label: Goldilocks
comment: US slang term for heterosexual women who are friends with gay men in the bear community and socialize in bear spaces.
broader: Heterosexual women
related: homoit0000105
related: Dutch boys
related: Fag hags
related: homoit0000455
related: homoit0001133
related: homoit0001788
has top concept: Heterosexuals
replaces: goldilocks
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Heterosexism
alternative label: Heterocentrism
comment: Discrimination, prejudice, or bias against non-heterosexual people based on the assumption or belief that heterosexuality is the only normal or natural expression of sexual identity.
related: homoit0000117
related: Ex-gay movement
related: Heteronormativity
related: homoit0000631
related: homoit0000646
related: homoit0000666
related: homoit0000803
related: homoit0001229
related: homoit0001278
related: homoit0001467
replaces: heterosexism
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-04-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Heteronormativity
alternative label: Heterosexual norms
comment: The notion or belief that heterosexuality is the normal or preferred sexual orientation.
broader: homoit0001323
related: homoit0000080
related: Heterosexism
related: homoit0000644
related: Bicuriosity
has top concept: homoit0001323
replaces: heteronormativity
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-04-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Heterosexual boys
alternative label: Straight boys
comment: Boys (typically children or youth younger than 18) who are heterosexual.
broader: homoit0000220
broader: Heterosexual youth
broader: Heterosexual children
has top concept: homoit0000421
replaces: heterosexualBoys
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Heterosexual feminism
comment: A form of feminism that prioritizes the experiences of heterosexual women and focuses on securing equitable economic, political, and social rights for heterosexual women. Often discussed in juxtaposition to political lesbianism.
broader: homoit0000437
related: homoit0000741
related: homoit0001133
has top concept: homoit0000437
replaces: heterosexualFeminism
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Heterosexual girls
alternative label: Straight girls
comment: Girls (typically children or youth younger than 18) who are heterosexual.
broader: homoit0000590
broader: Heterosexual youth
broader: Heterosexual children
has top concept: homoit0000421
replaces: heterosexualGirls
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Heterosexual identity
comment: Term used to describe the sexual identity of individuals who are romantically and/or sexually attracted to people assigned the “opposite” sex at birth.
broader: homoit0001295
related: Heterosexuals
has top concept: homoit0001295
replaces: heterosexualIdentity
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Heterosexual marriage
comment: The legally and formally recognized union of a heterosexual man and woman as partners in a personal relationship.
broader: homoit0000990
has top concept: homoit0000973
replaces: heterosexualMarriage
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Heterosexual men
alternative label: Straight men
comment: Men who identify as heterosexual, or straight.
broader: Heterosexuals
broader: homoit0001008
narrower: Dutch boys
narrower: Fag stags
has top concept: Heterosexuals
replaces: heterosexualMen
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Heterosexuals
alternative label: Heterosexual people
alternative label: Straight people
comment: Individuals who are romantically and sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex or gender.
narrower: homoit0000038
narrower: Heterosexual men
narrower: Heterosexual women
narrower: Heterosexual youth
narrower: Heterosexual children
related: Heterosexual identity
related: homoit0000631
related: homoit0001531
related: homoit0001915
replaces: heterosexuals
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Heterosociality
alternative label: Heterosexual social relationships
alternative label: Heterosocial bonds
comment: In sociology, this term is used to describe social relations and bonds between members of the opposite sex or gender in a given culture. Typically excludes romantic and sexual relationships.
broader: homoit0001237
related: homoit0000649
has top concept: homoit0001237
replaces: heterosociality
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Heterosexual women
alternative label: Straight women
comment: Women who identify as heterosexual, or straight.
broader: Heterosexuals
broader: homoit0001509
narrower: Fag hags
narrower: Goldilocks (Gay culture)
has top concept: Heterosexuals
replaces: heterosexualWomen
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Heterosexual youth
alternative label: Straight youth
alternative label: Heterosexual adolescents
alternative label: Heterosexual teenagers
alternative label: Heterosexual teens
alternative label: Straight adolescents
alternative label: Straight teenagers
alternative label: Straight teens
comment: Heterosexual people between the ages of childhood and adulthood.
broader: Heterosexuals
broader: homoit0001520
narrower: Heterosexual boys
narrower: Heterosexual girls
narrower: Heterosexual children
related: homoit0001521
has top concept: Heterosexuals
replaces: heterosexualYouth
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Lesbian sensibility
comment: A way of reading and looking at cultural texts (books, movies, television, magazines, etc.) through a lesbian lens, often including the appropriation of texts otherwise thought of as heterosexual.
related: Gay sensibility
replaces: lesbianSensibility
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Lesbian separatism
comment: Ideological, social, cultural, and physical separation between men and women or between lesbians and heterosexual women.
narrower: homoit0000746
narrower: homoit0000757
related: homoit0000575
replaces: lesbianSeparatism
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Queer people
comment: Individuals who identify with non-normative gender and/or sexual identities, typically people who are not heterosexual and/or are not cisgender. Only use for people who identify as queer.
broader: homoit0000108
broader: homoit0000915
broader: homoit0001559
narrower: homoit0000582
narrower: homoit0001185
narrower: homoit0001215
narrower: homoit0001220
narrower: homoit0001227
narrower: homoit0001785
narrower: homoit0001809
narrower: homoit0003044
related: homoit0001077
related: homoit0001106
related: homoit0001166
related: homoit0001176
related: homoit0001178
related: homoit0001194
related: homoit0001229
related: homoit0001921
related: homoit0002193
related: homoit0002577
related: homoit0002588
related: homoit0003823
has top concept: homoit0000915
replaces: queerPeople
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Passing (Sexuality)
alternative label: Passing (Sexual identity)
alternative label: Passing (Sexual orientation)
comment: The ability of a person who is not heterosexual to "pass," or be accepted or regarded as heterosexual by others. "Passing" has historically been used to describe an individual's ability to "pass" as a certain race or ethnicity, though the term was later appropriated by the LGBTQ+ community.
related: homoit0001090
related: homoit0001295
related: homoit0001306
issued: 2022-02-28
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Male gaze
comment: A term used to describe the sexualized and objectified depiction of women in media and the arts from the perspective of and for the pleasure of the heterosexual man/male viewer. Originally used solely to describe the heterosexual, cisgender gaze but has since been expanded.
broader: homoit0002039
related: homoit0002042
has top concept: homoit0001365
issued: 2022-06-15
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Yaoi
comment: Japanese word used by English-speaking anime and manga fans to describe explicit or pornographic works featuring male-male couples that are typically created by heterosexual female authors for heterosexual female readers. Note that the Japanese meaning and usage of "yaoi" and related terms differ considerably.
broader: homoit0002218
narrower: homoit0002197
narrower: homoit0002214
related: homoit0000493
related: homoit0001598
related: homoit0002172
related: homoit0002188
related: homoit0002204
has top concept: homoit0001345
issued: 2022-07-04
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Heterosexual children
alternative label: Heterosexual kids
alternative label: Straight children
alternative label: Straight kids
comment: Children younger than 18 years who identify as heterosexual.
broader: homoit0000255
broader: Heterosexuals
broader: Heterosexual youth
narrower: Heterosexual boys
narrower: Heterosexual girls
has top concept: homoit0000421
issued: 2022-11-10
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Bothies
comment: People who have two or more LGBTQ+ parents or caregivers. Includes individuals born to or adopted by people in a heterosexual relationship who later came out as LGBTQ+, as well as individuals born to or adopted by LGBTQ+ people who came together to create their own families, such as lesbian couples who choose to conceive with friends who are gay men. For use in a Canadian and United States context.
broader: homoit0000260
broader: homoit0001317
related: homoit0000420
related: homoit0001075
has top concept: homoit0000421
issued: 2023-04-14
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1

Bicuriosity
alternative label: Bi-curiosity
alternative label: Bi-curious
alternative label: Bicurious
comment: A term used to describe the phenomena of heterosexual or hetero-presenting individuals expressing curiosity about exploring sexual relationships or experiences with other people of the same gender.
broader: homoit0000204
related: Heteronormativity
related: homoit0000631
related: homoit0003509
has top concept: homoit0001298
issued: 2024-07-31
modified: 2025-02-23
type: Concept
in scheme: v3
change note: Version 3.7.1