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'''Heterosexuality''' is the sexual attraction to people of the opposite gender and roughly the same age. If an adult person is attracted to very young people, he or she is often not considered as a heterosexual, but rather as an [[ephebophile]] or a [[pedophile]].
'''Heterosexuality''' refers to any attraction towards the opposite sex, whether expressed or not. Female [[Boylover]]s and Male [[Girllover]]s are among the group known as ''heterosexuals'', as they express a ''preference'' towards members of the same sex.
 
On the other hand, [[herteronormativity]] refers to the set of values by which heterosexuality is ascribed status as the only valid form of sexuality. Accompanying prejudices against age-discrepant relationships are often so strong that heterosexual [[pedophilia]] and [[ephebophilia]] are denied status as valid heterosexual forms.


A derogatory or humorous [[boylover]] term for a heterosexual is ''[[cement-headed straight clown]]'', or ''CHSC''.
A derogatory or humorous [[boylover]] term for a heterosexual is ''[[cement-headed straight clown]]'', or ''CHSC''.

Revision as of 03:53, 5 March 2009

Heterosexuality refers to any attraction towards the opposite sex, whether expressed or not. Female Boylovers and Male Girllovers are among the group known as heterosexuals, as they express a preference towards members of the same sex.

On the other hand, herteronormativity refers to the set of values by which heterosexuality is ascribed status as the only valid form of sexuality. Accompanying prejudices against age-discrepant relationships are often so strong that heterosexual pedophilia and ephebophilia are denied status as valid heterosexual forms.

A derogatory or humorous boylover term for a heterosexual is cement-headed straight clown, or CHSC.

See also