heterosexual
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Bisexual women aged 50 to 64 are twice as likely as their heterosexual peers to live alone.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
According to Pew, 88% of partnered bisexuals are in heterosexual relationships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Must we really dwell, ladies, on the downsides of heterosexual dating, marriage, childbearing, and domestic labor as though they are issues of life and death?
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
“Incels” is a term that generally refers to extremely online heterosexual men whose “involuntary celibacy” has shaped their attitudes toward women and other worldviews.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
In a heterosexual relationship, it’s pretty clear who’s expected to be the gentleman....It’s the gentleman.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
During that four-decade stretch, it wasn’t just heterosexuals coming to our shores in search of a better life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2025
The U-M analysis revealed that male heterosexuals who carry the genetic variants associated with bisexual behavior, which are known as BSB-associated alleles, father more children than average.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024
Last year the number of heterosexuals newly-diagnosed with HIV was higher than in gay and bisexual men in Scotland for the first time in 15 years, according to data from Public Health Scotland.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2023
While 69% of heterosexuals described their physical health as “good” or “excellent,” only half of their non-straight peers said the same.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
“Every night he introduced me with shining words to these walls of heterosexuals all over the world,” Anohni intoned, as a drummer in the park bashed away in the distance.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
