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.
Marriages between individuals who do not share the same sexual orientation (e.g., bisexual-heterosexual marriage, allosexual-asexual marriage).
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.
African American slang term that describes a subculture of Black men who identify as heterosexual but have sex with men.
Slang for heterosexual men who are friends with lesbians and socialize in lesbian spaces.
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.
Slang for heterosexual women who are friends with gay men and socialize in gay spaces.
Slang for heterosexual men who enjoy the company of gay men.
Sex workers who identify as heterosexual but are paid to perform as if they are gay or lesbian.
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.
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.
US slang term for heterosexual women who are friends with gay men in the bear community and socialize in bear spaces.
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.
The notion or belief that heterosexuality is the normal or preferred sexual orientation.
Boys (typically children or youth younger than 18) who are heterosexual.
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.
Girls (typically children or youth younger than 18) who are heterosexual.
Term used to describe the sexual identity of individuals who are romantically and/or sexually attracted to people assigned the “opposite” sex at birth.
The legally and formally recognized union of a heterosexual man and woman as partners in a personal relationship.
Men who identify as heterosexual, or straight.
Individuals who are romantically and sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex or gender.
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.
Women who identify as heterosexual, or straight.
Heterosexual people between the ages of childhood and adulthood.
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.
Ideological, social, cultural, and physical separation between men and women or between lesbians and heterosexual women.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Children younger than 18 years who identify as heterosexual.
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.
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.