• Source: Cross-sex relationships involving LGBTQ people

While LGBT people are often defined by society for their lack of heterosexual relationships, heterosexual relationships among them are fairly common (e.g., an estimated 80% of bisexuals are in opposite-sex relationships).
Transgender people can be any sexual orientation, including heterosexual. This makes a large portion of LGBT people who are in heterosexual relationships.




Statistics


A 2013 survey of LGBT Americans by the Pew Research Center found that 40% of all LGB Americans in committed relationships are in a heterosexual relationship. This includes 84% of bisexuals, 2% of gay men, and 1% of lesbians.




Differences with non-LGBT heterosexual relationships


LGBT people in heterosexual relationships will often take customs from gay or lesbian relationships they have been in the past. For example, LGBTQ people in opposite-sex relationships may continue to use terms like top and bottom. Heterosexual relationships should not to be confused with queer heterosexuality; an identity heterosexual people sometimes claim that may reflect cultural appropriation of queer in-group language.




Types


The following elements are included in such relationships

Beards and mixed-orientation marriages
Lavender marriages
Male-female bisexual couples
Cis-trans heterosexual couples
Trans "chasers" often identify as heterosexual and may therefore represent queer heterosexuality: 378  51% of men attracted to trans women identify as heterosexual. Cis women who pursue specifically FTMs can also be called trans-chasers. Female trans-chasers are thought to be less common than male trans-chasers because of women face a different degree of homophobia; such relationships may face less social scrutiny and stigma.
A trans man and trans woman together.
Queer-identifying individuals in heterosexual relationships




See also


Mixed-orientation marriage
Bisexuality
Transgender sexuality




Footnotes






References

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• Cross-sex relationships involving LGBTQ people
• LGBTQ people in prison
• LGBTQ rights in India
• LGBTQ history
• LGBTQ slang
• LGBTQ rights in South Korea
• LGBTQ rights in Russia
• LGBTQ movements
• Media portrayal of LGBTQ people
• LGBTQ rights in the United States