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Cissexual vs Heterosexual - What's the difference?

cissexual | heterosexual |

As adjectives the difference between cissexual and heterosexual

is that cissexual is having a gender identity which matches one's birth sex; for example, identifying as male and having (been born with) male genitalia while heterosexual is sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

As a noun heterosexual is

a heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.

cissexual

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (LGBT, of a person) Having a gender identity which matches one's birth sex; for example, identifying as male and having (been born with) male genitalia.

    • Antonyms

    * transsexual

    Related terms

    * cis * cisgender * cisman, cisperson, ciswoman; cisfemale, cismale * asexual, intersexual

    See also

    * transgender

    heterosexual

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (lb) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

    • Synonyms

    * (sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex) (l), (l),

    Hyponyms

    * heteroflexible

    Coordinate terms

    * * heteroromantic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.

    • Synonyms

    * (heterosexual person) (l) (especially in the plural), (l), (l)

    Antonyms

    * homosexual