Cisgender heterosexual, commonly abbreviated as cishet, is a label that refers to someone who fully, and at all times, identifies as the gender they were assigned at birth. In addition, such a person is exclusively attracted, sexually and romantically, to people of the opposite gender.[1] Not all cisgender heterosexual people are allosexual and/or alloromantic, and it is possible to identify on the aromantic or asexual spectrums while still considering oneself cisgender and heterosexual/heteroromantic.
Although it is not always necessarily true, the term cishet is often used in media to refer to someone who is not at all part of the LGBTQIA+ community.[2]
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- ↑ "Cisgender and Straight Don't Mean the Same Thing — Here's Why" by Ferguson, Sian on <healthline.com>. Published 2019-09-23 by Heathline. (no backup information provided)
- ↑ "Cishet Definition and Meaning" by Caraballo Piñeiro, Sophia Melissa on <cosmopolitan.com>. Published 2021-09-24 by Cosmopolitan. (no backup information provided)