Refers to a
straight man who naturally prefers the role of bottom/receiver or a
straight woman who naturally prefers the role of top/giver during intercourse with a partner of the opposite sex.
"Cross-Sexual or Xsexual generally refers to a straight/cishet man who is anal erotic, i.e a bottom or receiver who prefers being the receptive partner during
sex with a woman, or a straight/cishet women who is a top or giver, preferring to be in the giving or penetrative role during sex with a man.
"As members of a romantic and/or sexual minority, 'a group whose sexual identity, orientation or practices differ from the majority of the surrounding society,' both challenging notions of supposedly hardwired biological designs and copulatory drives and breaking with heterosexual social/cultural norms by not complying with assigned sex roles, cross-sexuals/xsexuals might be considered members of the GSRM, "Gender, Sex, or Romantic Minorities," offshoot of the LGBTQIA+ community." - From "X Marks the Spot: Introducing the CrossSexuals" by Xadie Hawkins
In the 2013 Huffpost article, "He's a
Straight Man . . . and He is a Bottom," Renato Barucco, author and sexual health advocate, shares the stories of Ben, a
straight man who is an anal erotic, sexually receptive bottom, and Lisa,a
straight woman who is a "very happy top"; each of them might be described as CrossSexual/Xsexual.
