hetero

noun

het·ero | \ˈhe-tə-ˌrō

plural heteros

Definition of hetero

: heterosexual

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In cis hetero relationships, many women are unable to negotiate details such as use of a condom or whether to get pregnant. — Tlaleng Mofokeng, Teen Vogue, "Sexual Pleasure Is a Human Right," 14 Sep. 2018 That means that in hetero relationships, there are a lot of times when women carry your emotional burdens as well as their own. — Sophia Benoit, GQ, "What to Say When Your Girlfriend Is Having a Meltdown," 11 May 2018 But these sub-populations in hetero-resistant bacteria appear genetically identical to their susceptible counterparts. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Deadly superbug just got scarier—it can mysteriously thwart last-resort drug," 9 Mar. 2018 Many of his pictures, including some of his greatest, are, to put it bluntly, swoony hymns to hetero-normativity. — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, "Review: In ‘Submergence,’ a Love Story Sunk by Geopolitics," 12 Apr. 2018 This salon employs hetereo/non-hetero individuals and this just truly sucks. — Fox News, "Ivanka Trump's visit to Iowa salon sparks social media backlash," 21 Mar. 2018 In the lab, however, the researchers can explore the cryptic resistance, called hetero-resistance. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Deadly superbug just got scarier—it can mysteriously thwart last-resort drug," 9 Mar. 2018 This problem is magnified in hetero dating scenarios. — Sophia Benoit, GQ, "How to End a Conversation Without Looking Like an Asshole," 8 Mar. 2018 Also, this writing has been a decidedly cis hetero male perspective. — Tunde Wey, San Francisco Chronicle, "Black women are the future of the food industry," 15 Dec. 2017

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