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heterosexuality  

Definition

  • Heterosexuality typically refers to sexual attraction, desire, and erotic interest in the opposite sex. Debates exist about whether sexual identity should be categorized as a set of practices, a set of attitudes and desires, or as a self-identified concept. [Source: Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World; Heterosexuality]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-H38P64GJ-M

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