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heterosexism
  1. The assumption made when relating to others that everyone is heterosexual.
  2. Discrimination against homosexuals, bisexuals and asexuals in favor of heterosexuals.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Most importantly it is heterosexism that blinds people to understanding that gayness is almost identical to straightness.”
      “However, the majority of health issues are a direct result of homophobia, heterosexism and social exclusion in society.”
      “We strive to eliminate sexism, ageism, heterosexism and other forms of discrimination from our lives.”
heterosexuality
  1. The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
  2. Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Deborah is also editing an anthology regarding heterosexuality for Pluto Press.”
      “They contended that heterosexuality was imperiled by the tendency to segregate boys from girls during the critical period of adolescence.”
      “The internal coherence or unity of either gender, man or woman, requires both a stable and oppositional heterosexuality.”
heterosociality
  1. Socialization (social interaction, social relationships) with members of the opposite sex, as distinguished from sexual interaction with or attraction to members of the opposite sex (heterosexuality) and social interaction with members of the same sex (homosociality).
heterosexualism
  1. Discrimination against non-heterosexual people on the basis of their sexual orientation.
heterosex
  1. (sexuality) heterosexual sexual intercourse
  2. Examples:
    1. “Four women did not indicate using resources to plan conception: all these women conceived through heterosex.”
      “So radical feminism redefined all of heterosex as a species of rape.”
heterosexist
  1. A homophobic heterosexual person.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Nationalist, racist and heterosexist chauvinism thrives on political and social grievances.”
      “They need trained teachers who will openly and consistently challenge heterosexist, homophobic and transphobic attitudes in students.”
      “A majority of GLBT respondents strongly believe that mainstream police cannot and will not take heterosexist violence and harassment seriously.”
heterosexualization
  1. The act or process of heterosexualizing.
heterosexualness
heterosexual
  1. A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.
  2. Synonyms:
hetero
heterosexisms
heterosexists
  1. plural of heterosexist
heterosexuals
  1. plural of heterosexual
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “They do not see most gays as having an economic life at all, much less an economic life that is differentiable from that of most heterosexuals.”
      “Even heterosexuals are showing greater skepticism about relationships and marriage.”
      “These correlations suggest a variety of influences on heterosexuals ' attitudes.”
heterosexes
  1. plural of heterosex
heteros
  1. plural of hetero
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Now they are savvy, mostly because people are more out and so most heteros KNOW gay people.”
      “Like most of these discussions, it was framed in terms of heteros vs. homos.”
      “The company is launching a straight version this week that will cater to heteros.”
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