Heterosexual, or straight, refers to an individual who feels sexual attraction to people of a gender different than their own,[1] or, someone who feels sexual attraction to the opposite gender when referring to cisgender individuals who are either male or female.[2] A person who is both cisgender and heterosexual is sometimes referred to as "cishet".[1] Within the Split Attraction Model, its romantic equivalent is heteroromantic.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PFLAG: "National Glossary of Terms". pflag.org. (Archived on January 25, 2022).
- ↑ "Heterosexual". vocabulary.com. Vocabulary.com.
- ↑ The Trans Language Primer: "Split Attraction Model (SAM)". The Trans Language Primer. (Archived on December 8, 2021).
