nonheterosexual
- adjective
- /nɒnˌhɛtərəˈsɛkʃuəl/
- No significant differences were identified between heterosexual and nonheterosexual users based on parental or current relationship status.
- nonheterosexual users
- nonheterosexual participants
- nonheterosexual orientation
Examples
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The results from this investigation can lead to the development of effective prevention and intervention strategies that are tailored to meet the needs of heterosexual and nonheterosexual male users of methamphetamine.
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Heterosexual males were more likely than their nonheterosexual peers to be younger, less educated, unemployed, and less likely to be tested for HIV.
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In contrast, nonheterosexual users of methamphetamine may experience more recurrent problems related to their employment.
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Over 20% of both heterosexual and nonheterosexual participants report injecting as the desired route of use.
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Heterosexual and nonheterosexual methamphetamine users significantly differed in their current living situation.
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Consequently, we do not know how to differentially target men with heterosexual and nonheterosexual orientations.
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Although lifetime poly-drug use was high among both heterosexual and nonheterosexual participants, their drug trajectories differ in important ways.
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A greater proportion of nonheterosexual methamphetamine users also acknowledged having traded sex for drugs (p < .05).
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Research has found that both heterosexual and nonheterosexual users of methamphetamine engage in multiple drug and sexual risk behaviors that put them at risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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Studies show that nonheterosexual individuals often face unique social challenges compared to their heterosexual counterparts.
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonheterosexual = heterosexual (transparent) = non + hetero + sexual
The meaning is a straightforward negation formed by the productive prefix 'non-' applied to 'heterosexual'.
Etymology
Nonheterosexual starts with non- meaning 'not' and joins hetero- 'other' with sexual 'about sex', so it describes sexual orientations that are not heterosexual.