2006-08-28 10:57:11 · 8 answers · asked by Mormon Boy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
because the roots of the words have meanings:
homo = same
hetero = different
homosexual = same sex
heterosexual = different sex
why is this so hard to grasp?
2006-08-28 11:03:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hetero means different and homo means the same. In terms of genetics (like eye color) someone who is heterozygous will have two different color genes and someone who is homozygous will have two genes of the same color. Likewise a heterosexual couple is made up of two different genders and a homosexual couple is two people of the same gender. How does that not make sense?
2006-08-28 18:04:36 · answer #2 · answered by mockingbird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here's the medical definition...
Heterosexual: A person sexually attracted to persons of the opposite sex. Or a person who has sexual relations with the opposite sex. Colloquially known as "straight."
2006-08-28 18:03:53 · answer #3 · answered by Archer Christifori 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believed in the same, whe are all straight people as what it refers to respect the rules of society.
2006-08-28 18:03:31 · answer #4 · answered by Lil' Gay Monster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Homo-" means same, so a homosexual is attracted to members of the same sex.
"Hetero-" means different, so a heterosexual is attracted to members of the opposite sex.
"Bi-" means two, so a bisexual is attracted to members of both sexes.
2006-08-28 18:03:12 · answer #5 · answered by Cols 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because sexual means what type of people you prefer and hetero probally has a latin rout word meaning "straight" or something close to that
2006-08-28 18:00:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just a term that's all
2006-08-28 17:59:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think your screen name fits you well
2006-08-28 18:02:43 · answer #8 · answered by faithfullyyours 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋