同性(homosexual)是指與自己性別相同的人之間的性與情感吸引關(guān)系。
異性(heterosexual)是指與自己性別不同的人之間的性與情感吸引關(guān)系。同性(homosexual)的例子:
1. She is a lesbian and prefers to have romantic and sexual relationships with women.2. He is gay and is attracted to other men.異性(heterosexual)的例子:
1. They heterosexual couple and have been dating for several years.2. She is straight and has always been attracted to men.需要注意的是,在現(xiàn)代語(yǔ)境中,還有其他性取向的表達(dá)方式,例如雙性(bisexual)指的是同時(shí)對(duì)不同性別的人有吸引力,以及無(wú)(asexual)指的是不對(duì)任何性別的人性吸引。