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{{Short description|Romantic or sexual attraction to members of one sex or gender only}}{{Sexual orientation}}

'''Monosexuality''' is [[Romantic orientation|romantic]] or [[sexual attraction]] to members of one [[sex]] or [[gender]] only.<ref name=twsPsychologyToday>Zhana Vrangalova, Ph.D., September 27, 2014, Psychology Today, [https://archive.today/20140929062214/http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/strictly-casual/201409/are-bisexuals-less-monogamous-the-rest-us Strictly Casual: What research tells us about the whos, whys, and hows of hookups], Retrieved Oct. 2, 2014, "...or monosexuality (attraction to only one sex)...."</ref> A monosexual person may identify as [[heterosexual]] (straight) or [[homosexual]] ([[Gay men|gay]]/[[lesbian]]).<ref name="brc">{{cite web
 | last = Hamilton | first = Alan | title = Monosexual | work = LesBiGay and Transgender Glossary | publisher = Bisexual Resource Center | date = 16 December 2000 | url = http://www.biresource.org/pamphlets/glossary.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805044122/http://www.biresource.org/pamphlets/glossary.html|archive-date= August 5, 2007 | access-date = 8 September 2012 }}</ref><ref name=twsPsychologyToday2>May 22, 2014 by Samantha Joel, M.A., Psychology Today, [http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dating-decisions/201405/three-myths-about-bisexuality-debunked-science Three Myths About Bisexuality, Debunked by Science: First of all, it's not a college phase], Retrieved Oct. 2, 2014, "...better understand the ways in which bisexuality is similar to monosexual (heterosexual, gay, lesbian) identities ...."</ref> In discussions of [[sexual orientation]], the term is chiefly used in contrast to [[asexuality]] and [[plurisexuality]] ([[bisexuality]] or [[pansexuality]]).<ref name=twsJournalContemporaryEthnography>{{cite journal|last1=Sheff|first1=Elisabeth|title=Polyamorous Women, Sexual Subjectivity and Power|journal=Journal of Contemporary Ethnography|date=2005|volume=34|issue=3|pages=251–283|doi=10.1177/0891241604274263|s2cid=146123953|quote=...Dylan’s relationships with men and women each had distinct qualities that she felt a monosexual relationship could not hope to satisfy...}}</ref> It is sometimes considered derogatory or offensive by the people to whom it is applied, particularly gay men and lesbians.<ref name="brc"/> Some have used the term "monosexual privilege", arguing that [[biphobia]] is different from [[homophobia]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sanoff |first1=Rachel |title=What Does It Mean To Be Monosexual? |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/157736-what-does-it-mean-to-be-monosexual |access-date=28 December 2022 |work=Bustle |date=1 June 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Bisexual erasure]]
* [[Gynephilia and androphilia]]
* [[Lesbophobia]]
* [[Monoromantic]]

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