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[[File:Flag (25).png|thumb|220x220px|Proposed non-heterosexual flag.]]<blockquote>This page is entirely content from another Wiki. Please add more content to this page and rewrite it to create an original page that meets our [[Rules Of The Wiki|standards]].</blockquote><blockquote>Original:' Wikipedia</blockquote><blockquote>'''''Non-heterosexual''''' is a word for a sexual orientation or sexual identity that is not [[Straight|heterosexual]]. The term helps define the "concept of what is the norm and how a particular group is different from that norm". ''Non-heterosexual'' is used in feminist and gender studies fields as well as general academic literature to help differentiate between sexual identities chosen, prescribed and simply assumed, with varying understanding of implications of those sexual identities. The term is similar to ''[[queer]]'', though less politically charged and more clinical; ''queer'' generally refers to being non-normative and non-heterosexual. Some view the term as being contentious and pejorative as it "labels people against the perceived norm of heterosexuality, thus reinforcing heteronormativity". Still others say ''non-heterosexual'' is the only term useful to maintaining coherence in research<sup>[''clarification needed'']</sup> and suggest it "highlights a shortcoming in our language around sexual identity"; for instance, its use can enable [[bisexual]] erasure.</blockquote>▼
▲'''''Non-heterosexual''''' is a word for a sexual orientation or sexual identity that is not [[Straight|heterosexual]]. The term helps define the "concept of what is the norm and how a particular group is different from that norm". ''Non-heterosexual'' is used in feminist and gender studies fields as well as general academic literature to help differentiate between sexual identities chosen, prescribed and simply assumed, with varying understanding of implications of those sexual identities. The term is similar to ''[[queer]]'', though less politically charged and more clinical; ''queer'' generally refers to being non-normative and non-heterosexual. Some view the term as being contentious and pejorative as it "labels people against the perceived norm of heterosexuality, thus reinforcing heteronormativity". Still others say ''non-heterosexual'' is the only term useful to maintaining coherence in research<sup>[''clarification needed'']</sup> and suggest it "highlights a shortcoming in our language around sexual identity"; for instance, its use can enable [[bisexual]] erasure.
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