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'''Heterosexuality''' is a [[sexual orientation]]. '''Heterosexual''' people are sexually attracted to the opposite [[gender]], and this may involve romantic feelings, or sexual activity. Another less formal word for heterosexual is ''straight''.<ref name="Bailey_2016">{{cite journal|vauthors=Bailey JM, Vasey PL, Diamond LM, Breedlove SM, Vilain E, Epprecht M|date=September 2016|title=Sexual Orientation, Controversy, and Science|journal=Psychological Science in the Public Interest|volume=17|issue=2|pages=45–101|doi=10.1177/1529100616637616|pmid=27113562|doi-access=free|s2cid=42281410}}</ref> |
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'''Heterosexual''' people love people ([[Sexual attraction|sexually]] and romantically) of the opposite [[gender]]. A heterosexual man loves women. A heterosexual woman loves men. Another less formal word for heterosexual is ''straight''. |
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People who are not heterosexual may be [[homosexuality|homosexual]], [[bisexuality|bisexual]] or [[asexuality|asexual]]. Many people in Western society are [[Heteronormativity|heteronormative]], which means that they believe that heterosexuality is better than other forms of sexuality. This often leads to [[discrimination]]. |
People who are not heterosexual may be [[homosexuality|homosexual]], [[bisexuality|bisexual]] or [[asexuality|asexual]]. Many people in Western society are [[Heteronormativity|heteronormative]], which means that they believe that heterosexuality is better than other forms of sexuality. This often leads to [[discrimination]].<ref name="Bailey_2016" /> |
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Sexual orientation is thought to be caused by genetics and hormones when a baby is growing in its mother. Hormones play a role in making men and women have differences in a region of the brain called the sexually dimorphic nucleus, which is involved in sexual attraction. Men have larger clusters in the [[hypothalamus]] than women, similar to other [[mammal]]s.<ref name="Bailey_2016" /> |
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== Related pages == |
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* [[Heterosociality]] |
* [[Heterosociality]] |
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*[[Queer]], a catch-all term for non-heterosexual people (used by some) |
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* [http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/index.html The Kinsey Institute] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051118182438/http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/index.html |date=2005-11-18 }} |
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Latest revision as of 15:12, 11 April 2024
Heterosexuality is a sexual orientation. Heterosexual people are sexually attracted to the opposite gender, and this may involve romantic feelings, or sexual activity. Another less formal word for heterosexual is straight.[1]
People who are not heterosexual may be homosexual, bisexual or asexual. Many people in Western society are heteronormative, which means that they believe that heterosexuality is better than other forms of sexuality. This often leads to discrimination.[1]
Sexual orientation is thought to be caused by genetics and hormones when a baby is growing in its mother. Hormones play a role in making men and women have differences in a region of the brain called the sexually dimorphic nucleus, which is involved in sexual attraction. Men have larger clusters in the hypothalamus than women, similar to other mammals.[1]
In the Catholic Church and many Christian churches as well as in Islam and Judaism, a marriage can only be made in a heterosexual pair - man and woman. Marriage that is done in homosexual pair is often seen as a serious sin by those religions.
Related pages
[change | change source]- Heterosociality
- Queer, a catch-all term for non-heterosexual people (used by some)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bailey JM, Vasey PL, Diamond LM, Breedlove SM, Vilain E, Epprecht M (September 2016). "Sexual Orientation, Controversy, and Science". Psychological Science in the Public Interest. 17 (2): 45–101. doi:10.1177/1529100616637616. PMID 27113562. S2CID 42281410.
Other websites
[change | change source]
- The Kinsey Institute Archived 2005-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
