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== Orientation Terminology == | == Orientation Terminology == | ||
* Straight - male/female | * '''Straight''' - male/female | ||
* Gay - male/male or female/female | * '''Gay''' - male/male or female/female | ||
* Cross - alpha/omega, alpha/female beta, or male beta/omega | * '''Cross''' - alpha/omega, alpha/female beta, or male beta/omega | ||
* Parallel - alpha/alpha, alpha/male beta, female beta/omega, or omega/omega | * '''Parallel''' - alpha/alpha, alpha/male beta, female beta/omega, or omega/omega | ||
* Double - two partners of the same sex and dynamic | * '''Double''' - two partners of the same sex and dynamic | ||
* Epicene alphas are included with male alphas and epicene omegas with female omegas. | * Epicene alphas are included with male alphas and epicene omegas with female omegas. | ||
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Relationships with [[trans|transgender]] individuals are usually judged based on their stated gender. This can lead to occasional problems when people treat the prohibitions on male beta + omega relationships as cultural taboos, rather than medical ones. | Relationships with [[trans|transgender]] individuals are usually judged based on their stated gender. This can lead to occasional problems when people treat the prohibitions on male beta + omega relationships as cultural taboos, rather than medical ones. | ||
Relationships with [[trans|transdynamic]] individuals are complicated by prejudice, especially if the relationship is higher status when recognizing the transdynamic person's dynamic. People are assumed to be faking, seeking status, or seeking attention. If the relationship is lower status when recognizing their dynamic, people may be accused of avoiding responsibilities/being immature. Heats/ruts are brought up as 'proof' that no one can avoid their biological realities. | Relationships with [[trans|transdynamic]] individuals are complicated by prejudice, especially if the relationship is higher status when recognizing the transdynamic person's dynamic. People are assumed to be faking, seeking status, or seeking attention. If the relationship is lower status when recognizing their dynamic, people may be accused of avoiding responsibilities/being immature. [[Heats]]/[[ruts]] are brought up as 'proof' that no one can avoid their biological realities. The idea of someone being a beta while they can't form [[bonds|pack bonds]] is seen as ridiculous. | ||
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[[Category: Culture]] | [[Category: Culture]] | ||