zhítóngzhìMeaning:

“直” means “straight,” and “同志” can either mean “gay” or “comrade.” Playing on words, this Chinese term is translated from English “straight ally.” Also called heterosexual ally, a straight ally is a heterosexual and cisgender person who supports equal civil rights, gender equality and LGBT social movements, and challenges homophobia, biphobia and transphobia.

Example:

A: 吉米整天和一群男同志一起玩，他是同性恋吗？

Jímǐ zhěngtiān hé yīqún nántóngzhì yīqǐ wán，tā shì tóngxìngliàn ma？

Jimmy is always hanging around with a group of gay people. Is he gay?

B: 不是，他是直同志。因为很多人对同性恋很不礼貌，吉米常常参加他们的活动支持他们。

Búshì，tā shì zhítóngzhì。Yīnwèi hěnduō rén duì tóngxìngliàn hěn bù lǐmào，jímǐ chángcháng cānjiā tāmen de huódòng zhīchí tāmen。

Not really. He’s a straight ally. Because many people are rude to gay people, Jimmy often participates in their campaigns to be supportive.