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POSSLQ (/ ˈ p ɒ s əl k j uː / POSS-əl-KYOO, plural POSSLQs) [1] [2] is an abbreviation (or acronym) for "person of opposite sex sharing living quarters", [3] a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households. [citation needed]
A gender-specific job title is a name of a job that also specifies or implies the gender of the person performing that job. For example, in English, the job titles stewardess and seamstress imply that the person is female, whilst the corresponding job titles steward and seamster imply that the person is male.
In 2011, the Census Bureau reported 7.6 million opposite-sex cohabiting couples in the country with a separate report listing the number of cohabiting same-sex couples at 514,735 as of the 2010 Census. [8] [9] The cohabiting population includes all age groups, but the average cohabiting age group is between 25 and 34. [10]
Gender-neutral language or gender-inclusive language is language that avoids reference towards a particular sex or gender. In English, this includes use of nouns that are not gender-specific to refer to roles or professions, [ 1 ] formation of phrases in a coequal manner, and discontinuing the collective use of male or female terms. [ 2 ]
an individual who prefers to befriend or socialize with the opposite sex, as opposed to homosocial (preferring same-sex social relations) or bisocial (enjoying social relations with both sexes) a social relationship between two people who are of different sexes, as opposed to homosocial (of the same sex).
Heterosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between people of the opposite sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to people of the opposite sex. It "also refers to a person's sense of identity based on those attractions ...
A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, land, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, ...
A gender bender is a person who dresses up and presents themselves in a way that defies societal expectations of their gender, especially as the opposite sex. [1] Bending expected gender roles may also be called a genderfuck.