Heterosexual relationships among LGBTQ people

While LGBT people are often defined by society for their lack of heterosexual relationships, heterosexual relationships among them are fairly common (e.g., an estimated 80% of bisexuals are in opposite-sex relationships).^[1]

Transgender people can be any sexual orientation, including heterosexual. This makes a large portion of LGBT people who are in heterosexual relationships.^[a]^[2]^[3]^[b]^[4]

Statistics

A 2013 survey of LGBT Americans by the Pew Research Center found that 40% of all LGB Americans in committed relationships are in a heterosexual relationship. This includes 84% of bisexuals, 2% of gay men, and 1% of lesbians.^[5]

Differences with non-LGBT heterosexual relationships

LGBT people in heterosexual relationships will often take customs from gay or lesbian relationships they have been in the past. For example, LGBTQ people in opposite-sex relationships may continue to use terms like top and bottom.^{[citation needed]} Heterosexual relationships should not to be confused with queer heterosexuality; an identity heterosexual people sometimes claim that may reflect cultural appropriation of queer in-group language.^{[citation needed]}

Types

The following elements are included in such relationships

Beards and mixed-orientation marriages
- Lavender marriages
Male-female bisexual couples
Cis-trans heterosexual couples^[c]^[2]^[3]^[d]^[4]
- Trans "chasers" often identify as heterosexual and may therefore represent queer heterosexuality^[6]^: 378 51% of men attracted to trans women identify as heterosexual.^[7] Cis women who pursue specifically FTMs can also be called trans-chasers. Female trans-chasers are thought to be less common than male trans-chasers because of women face a different degree of homophobia; such relationships may face less social scrutiny and stigma.^{[citation needed]}
A trans man and trans woman together.
Queer-identifying individuals in heterosexual relationships^[8]

Footnotes

^ Trans men being heterosexual
^ Trans women being heterosexual
^ Trans men being heterosexual
^ Trans women being heterosexual

References

^ Marusic, Kristina (4 May 2016). "Why Do So Many Bisexuals End Up In "Straight" Relationships?". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Michael Shankle (2013). The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health: A Practitioner's Guide to Service. Routledge. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-136-57355-2. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b Binik, Yitzchak M.; Hall, Kathryn S. K. (2014). Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy, Fifth Edition. Guilford Publications. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-4625-1389-5. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b James, S. E.; Herman, J. L.; Rankin, S.; Keisling, M.; Mottet, L.; Anafi, M. (2016). "The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey" (PDF). National Center for Transgender Equality.
^ "Chapter 5: Identity and Community". Pew Research Center. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ Weinberg, Martin S.; Williams, Colin J. (13 July 2010). "Men Sexually Interested in Transwomen (MSTW): Gendered Embodiment and the Construction of Sexual Desire". The Journal of Sex Research. 47 (4): 374–383. doi:10.1080/00224490903050568. PMID 19544216. S2CID 24525426.
^ Rosenthal, A. M.; Hsu, Kevin J.; Bailey, J. Michael (January 2017). "Who Are Gynandromorphophilic Men? An Internet Survey of Men with Sexual Interest in Transgender Women". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 46 (1): 255–264. doi:10.1007/s10508-016-0872-6. PMID 27858199. S2CID 27994757. GAMP is best considered an unusual form of heterosexuality rather than a separate sexual orientation. ... By this understanding of 'sexual orientation,' GAMP does not qualify. GAMP men in this study were indifferent between their self-reported sexual arousal by women and by GAMs; both were highly arousing to them.
^ Quinn, Dave (21 February 2019). "Miley Cyrus on Being a 'Queer Person' in a 'Hetero Relationship' with Husband Liam Hemsworth". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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[5] Trans women being heterosexual

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[1] Marusic, Kristina (4 May 2016). "Why Do So Many Bisexuals End Up In "Straight" Relationships?". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[Shankle-3] Michael Shankle (2013). The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health: A Practitioner's Guide to Service. Routledge. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-136-57355-2. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

[Yitzchak-4] Binik, Yitzchak M.; Hall, Kathryn S. K. (2014). Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy, Fifth Edition. Guilford Publications. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-4625-1389-5. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

[survey_2015-6] James, S. E.; Herman, J. L.; Rankin, S.; Keisling, M.; Mottet, L.; Anafi, M. (2016). "The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey" (PDF). National Center for Transgender Equality.

[7] "Chapter 5: Identity and Community". Pew Research Center. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[weinberg-10] Weinberg, Martin S.; Williams, Colin J. (13 July 2010). "Men Sexually Interested in Transwomen (MSTW): Gendered Embodiment and the Construction of Sexual Desire". The Journal of Sex Research. 47 (4): 374–383. doi:10.1080/00224490903050568. PMID 19544216. S2CID 24525426.

[Hsu-2017-11] Rosenthal, A. M.; Hsu, Kevin J.; Bailey, J. Michael (January 2017). "Who Are Gynandromorphophilic Men? An Internet Survey of Men with Sexual Interest in Transgender Women". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 46 (1): 255–264. doi:10.1007/s10508-016-0872-6. PMID 27858199. S2CID 27994757. GAMP is best considered an unusual form of heterosexuality rather than a separate sexual orientation. ... By this understanding of 'sexual orientation,' GAMP does not qualify. GAMP men in this study were indifferent between their self-reported sexual arousal by women and by GAMs; both were highly arousing to them.

[12] Quinn, Dave (21 February 2019). "Miley Cyrus on Being a 'Queer Person' in a 'Hetero Relationship' with Husband Liam Hemsworth". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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