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heterosexuality

vr.tr.heterosexuality · thing-q1035954

Let an agent describe heterosexuality as a sexual orientation neutrally and accurately, tell orientation from behaviour and identity, and avoid stereotypes and sexual content.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Concept What it means.

Dimensions

Attraction, behaviour, identity.

Dimension

Which dimension.

  1. Is attraction, behaviour or identity meant? boundary
  2. How is it measured? provenance

Related terms

Heteroromantic, heteronormativity.

Term

Definition.

  1. What does the related term mean? definition
  2. Which source defines it? provenance
Data Surveys.

Prevalence

Survey results.

Survey figure

Share and survey.

  1. What share identify as heterosexual? measurement
  2. In which survey and year? provenance

Methods

Survey questions.

Method

Question wording.

  1. How was orientation asked? provenance
  2. Are results comparable? boundary
Society Norms and law.

Norms

Heteronormativity.

Norm

Description.

  1. How do norms shape expectations? definition
  2. Which research describes this? provenance

Law

Rights and equality.

Law

Rules.

  1. Which anti-discrimination rules apply? provenance
  2. Where? provenance
Science Research.

Development

Origins of orientation.

Finding

Study and claim.

  1. What does research say about development? provenance
  2. How strong is the evidence? boundary

History

History of the term.

Term history

Origin.

  1. When was the term coined? provenance
  2. How has usage changed? definition

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.ACT
Other names and narrower kinds
male heterosexuality, female heterosexuality, situational heterosexuality, heteroromantic, heterofatalism, queer heterosexuality, sexual majority

What it is Filled

A sexual orientation characterised by predominant romantic or sexual attraction to people of a different sex or gender; behaviour and identity need not coincide with attraction. One of the sexual orientations, alongside homosexuality, bisexuality and others.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe heterosexuality as a sexual orientation neutrally and accurately, tell orientation from behaviour and identity, and avoid stereotypes and sexual content.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Orientation, behaviour and identity can differ for a person.
  • Romantic and sexual attraction can be distinguished (heteroromantic).
  • Heteronormativity is a social norm, not an orientation.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • produce sexual content
  • infer a person's orientation
  • rank orientations

May

  • explain concepts and data neutrally

Moral aspects Filled

  • respect and non-discrimination
  • privacy

Who is affected

  • all people

Owners Filled

Steward

nobody; a concept

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q118798436 - registry parent class
  • Q1632385 - registry parent class

related

  • sexual orientation - category
  • heteroromantic orientation - romantic dimension
  • situational heterosexual behaviour - behaviour, not orientation
  • heteronormativity - social norm

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.heterosexuality
  • Wikidata: Q1035954 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1035954)
  • MeSH: D020010 Heterosexuality

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

A sexual orientation has no physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Not visible; orientation cannot be established from appearance, and self-reported identity, attraction and behaviour are distinct

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain sexual orientation concepts
  • distinguish attraction, behaviour and identity
  • give survey data with sources
  • explain related terms such as heteronormativity

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Stereotyping
  • Assuming orientation from appearance

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Anti-discrimination law on sexual orientation, by jurisdiction

Context of use required Filled

  • heterosexual orientation

Sources Filled

  1. Q1035954 - identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks
  2. Heterosexuality - general description of the subject
  3. Heterosexuality MeSH Descriptor Data - MeSH identifier and terminology.
  4. Definition of sexual orientation - Distinction between attraction, behaviour and orientation identity.
  5. Answers to Your Questions: For a Better Understanding of Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality - Heterosexual orientation, attraction patterns and distinction from gender identity.
  6. LGBTQA+ Center: Terminology - Heterosexual, heteroromantic and heteronormativity terminology.
  7. Tackling discrimination - Sexual orientation and non-discrimination protections.

Open questions

  • The registry merges slang and opinion terms (heterofatalism); they need review.

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1035954/spec.json