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  • adjective Not homosexual.
  • noun One who is not a homosexual.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ homosexual

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Examples

  • As per usual, lesbian MtoF women are described as "nonhomosexual".

    More Parts of the Puzzle Zoe Brain 2008

  • The classification and labeling of nonhomosexual gender dysphorias.

    More Parts of the Puzzle Zoe Brain 2008

  • And they used B&B's "Homosexual/nonhomosexual" model which is just plain wrong.

    More Parts of the Puzzle Zoe Brain 2008

  • Sexual orientation of female–to–male transsexuals: a comparison of homosexual and nonhomosexual types.

    More Parts of the Puzzle Zoe Brain 2008

  • In this respect, all our patients can be regarded as nonhomosexual (gynaecophyl) transsexuals (Chivers and Bailey 2000), although we used a more operative approach in our classification, taking into consideration also the sexual partners, sexual fantasies, and expressed attractions (Kinsey 1953Go).

    More Parts of the Puzzle Zoe Brain 2008

  • Homosexuals are only about 2–3% of the population; but they also have many more nonhomosexual friends, family members, and colleagues.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The politics of same-sex marriage vs. polygamous marriage: 2004

  • Of the homosexual subjects, 90 percent self-identified as either Kinsey 5 or 6 whereas 90 percent of their nonhomosexual male relatives self-identified as either 0 or 1 Fig.

    The Science of Desire Dean Hamer 1994

  • All (69/69) of the relatives identified as definitely homosexual verified the initial assessment, as did most (27/30) of the relatives considered to be nonhomosexual; the only possible discrepancies were one individual who considered himself to be asexual and two subjects who declined to answer all of the interview questions.

    The Science of Desire Dean Hamer 1994

  • Hence describing individuals as either homosexual or nonhomosexual, while undoubtedly overly simplistic, appears to represent a reliable categorization of the population under study.

    The Science of Desire Dean Hamer 1994

  • Hence describing individuals as either homosexual or nonhomosexual, while undoubtedly overly simplistic, appears to represent a reliable categorization of the population under study.

    The Science of Desire Dean Hamer 1994

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