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What is the meaning of ‘super straight’? Hashtag gets hijacked on Twitter Credits: Social Media
By Eve Edwards

What is the meaning of ‘super straight’? Hashtag gets hijacked on Twitter

By Eve Edwards

We explore the meaning of ‘super straight’ as the term resurfaces on Twitter.

‘Super straight’: Meaning

The term ‘super straight’ means when one is attracted towards the opposite gender on the condition that the person is cisgender.

Cisgender is defined as “being a person whose gender identity corresponds with the sex the person had or was identified as having at birth.”

‘Super straight’ peoples predilection for cisgender relationships has led to outrage and debate online, with accusations of transphobia emerging.

‘Super straight’ Twitter debate

The topic of sexuality never fails to highlight divisions, and the ‘super straight’ issue has proven such.

This March 2021, those who define themselves as ‘super straight’ have faced backlash online.

The resurgence of the term is thought to have come from a TikTok user who defined himself as “super straight” and asked people not to be “superphobic” towards him.

https://twitter.com/splattyspice/status/1368092334341189634

On 6 March 2021, those in the LGBTQ+ community – and allies – started to hijack the hashtag #superstraight on Twitter.