Maybe you live with your parents. Maybe you’re unsure. Here’s what to keep in mind if sharing your sexuality in a census question feels tricky.
Articles on Heterosexuality
Displaying all articles
The boundaries of heterosexuality are bending for women but not for men, who appear to have less room to explore and are bound to a more rigid, traditional concept of masculinity.
The current debate over gender relations may feel new when driven by trends like “decentering men,” but it is a consistent historical response to long-standing structural inequities.
Interest in Allen’s latest album goes beyond celebrity gossip, resonating with audiences for its raw contemplation of contemporary heterosexuality.
New analysis of young Australians in 2010 and again in 2024 show women have become more supportive of stereotypical gender roles. Here’s what might be behind it.
Experiencing sexual inconsistency does not mean people are confused or not serious about their relationships. Rather, it reflects the complex lived realities of human sexuality.
The Black hosts of the ‘Fresh & Fit’ podcast speak in the parlance of social justice movements, but apply it, in a twisted way, to justify misogyny.
Those who exclude any groups of people from God’s kingdom choose to ignore the teaching of Jesus.
Heteropessimism is an attitude of disappointment, embarrassment or despair at the state of heterosexual relations – specifically about being in one.
Concerned about the state of marriage – and thus the ability of whites to procreate – eugenicists were behind some of the earliest modern marriage manuals.
Scientists don’t ask how some people evolved to be tall. In the same way, asking how homosexuality evolved is the wrong question. We need to ask how human sexuality evolved in all its forms.
A new study of nearly 500,000 individuals finds that many genes affect same-sex behavior, including newly identified candidates that may regulate smell and sex hormones.
Minority sexual identities are on average less satisfied with their lives — but being accepted is crucial to this.
Understanding the sex lives of fungi can help in finding answers about disease control.
How do different species have sex? Medieval illuminated manuscripts contain some surprisingly varied depictions.
‘LGBTIQA+’ is a term often employed to be inclusive – but it runs the risk of being so inclusive it loses all meaning.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Medieval Studies, UCL
-
Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
-
Instructor, Department of Psychology and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York
-
Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York
-
Associate Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York
-
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Pretoria
-
University of New England
-
Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
-
Senior Lecturer in Screen, University of Westminster
-
Assistant Research Professor, Morgan State University
-
Lecturer in Historical Crimininology, University of New England
-
Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of California, Riverside
-
Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England
-
Senior Professor of Biblical Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal
-
Casual lecturer in Philosophy, University of New England