Heteroflexible or Elasexual[source?] is a romantic and a sexual orientation where people identify ans “mostly straight” being in the Heterosexual umbrella yet having the abilities to have feelings for those of the same gender or any other genders yet exclusively focusing on the opposite gender more exclusively.[1][2][3]
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Hetero comes from different and flexible comes from the ability to adapt and adjust.
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Heterosexual
While they may sound and look the same. Heterosexual means you only like the opposite gender/sex. Whilst Heteroflexible means you are open to relationships of the same sex or other genders/sex but exclusively are attractive to mainly the opposite gender/sex.[4][5]
Bisexual
Bisexual means you like two or more genders while Heteroflexible pertains to mainly liking the opposite gender and having some attraction to the same gender or other genders along the way hence the name Hetero-flexible.[6]
Omnisexual
Omnisexual means you acknowledge the genders and you have a preference for them. However, Omnisexual might like some genders while Heteroflexible focuses on mainly liking the opposite gender and being open to liking other genders than just the opposite or a certain type of gender like Omnisexuals.[7]
Panseuxal
Pansexual and Heteroflexible have similar characteristics. Yet, Heteroflexible means you are mainly and more exclusively attracted to the opposite gender, while Pansexual means you like anyone REGARDLESS of the sex/gender.[8][9]
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- ↑ "University of Connecticut Rainbow Center LGBTQIA+ Dictionary" by Students and Professional Staff at UCONN on rainbowcenter.uconn.edu. Published February 12, 2018
- ↑ https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/%22Mostly-straight%22-young-women%3A-variations-in-sexual-Thompson-Morgan/43ab9c3b3e32f3781af1ddca0d2520fff23702c0
- ↑ https://www.verywellmind.com/what-does-heteroflexible-mean-4582383
- ↑ https://bi.org/en/questions/what-is-the-difference-between-bisexual-and-terms-like-pansexual-polysexual-omnisexual-ambisexual-and-fluid
- ↑ https://www.verywellmind.com/what-does-heteroflexible-mean-4582383
- ↑ https://bi.org/en/questions/what-is-the-difference-between-bisexual-and-terms-like-pansexual-polysexual-omnisexual-ambisexual-and-fluid
- ↑ https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/mostly-straight/
- ↑ https://www.verywellmind.com/what-does-heteroflexible-mean-4582383
- ↑ https://bi.org/en/questions/what-is-the-difference-between-bisexual-and-terms-like-pansexual-polysexual-omnisexual-ambisexual-and-fluid