Sexuality and Gender PDF

Sexuality -​ Sexuality refers to a person‘s capacity for sexual feelings and their emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex (male or female). TYPES OF SEXUALITY: ​ Androexuality -​ the attraction towards males, masculinity, or men. ​ Asexuality...

Sexuality -​ Sexuality refers to a person‘s capacity for sexual feelings and their emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex (male or female). TYPES OF SEXUALITY: ​ Androexuality -​ the attraction towards males, masculinity, or men. ​ Asexuality -​ no attraction to either sex. ​ Bisexuality -​ the attraction to individuals of either sex ​ Autosexuality -​ sexual attraction to oneself, especially a preference for masturbation over sexual intercourse. ​ Homosexuality -​ the attraction to individuals of one‘s own sex; ​ Placiosexuality -​ an orientation on the asexual spectrum defined as someone who enjoys performing sexual acts for other people but does not want them reciprocated. -​ Placiosexual people may be sex neutral or sex repulsed when it comes to having sexual acts performed on them. ​ Demisexuality -​ a sexual orientation where people only experience sexual attraction to folks that they have close emotional connections with. ​ Lithosexual -​ the sexual orientation of a person who experiences sexual attraction to another person but does not want it to be reciprocated. ​ Polyamory -​ the practice of, or desire for, intimate relationships with more than one partner, with the informed consent of all partners involved. It has been described as "consensual, ethical, and responsible non-monogamy ​ Heterosexuality -​ Sexual attracted to opposite sex Sex -​ refers to physical or physiological differences between males and females Gender (social contract) -​ is a term that refers to social or cultural distinctions and roles associated with being male or female. Non Binary -​ They/Them in between of male and female Pansexual -​ Loving someone romantic regardless of gender Sexual Orientation -​ Nature of one's attraction Fluidity -​ Gender identity not being fixed Agender -​ Not having a gender or identifying with a gender. They may describe themselves as being gender neutral or genderless. Androgyny -​ The mixing of masculine and feminine gender expression or the lack of gender identification. The terms androgyne, agender, and neutrois are sometimes used by people who identify as genderless, non-gendered, beyond or between genders, or some combination thereof. Bigender -​ A person who fluctuates between traditionally ―male‖ and ―female‖ gender-based behaviors and identities. Cisgender -​ A gender identity that society considers to ―match‖ the biological sex assigned at birth. Crossdresser -​ Cross-dressing refers to occasionally wearing clothing of the opposite‖ gender, and someone who considers this an integral part of their identity may identify as a crossdresser Gender Expression -​ The external (labas) display of one‘s gender, through a combination of how they dress, how they act and other factors, generally measured on scales of masculinity and femininity. Gender Identity -​ Internal (loob) sense of being male, female Gender Fluid -​ A mix of boy and girl. A person who is gender fluid may always feel like a mix of the two traditional genders, but may feel more man some days, and more woman other days. Genderqueer -​ A gender identity label often used by people who do not identify with being a man or a woman, or as an umbrella term for many gender non- conforming or non-binary identities. Intersex -​ A person born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn‘t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male. For example, a person might be born appearing to be female on the outside, but having mostly male-typical anatomy on the inside. Transgender -​ First coined to distinguish gender benders with no desire for surgery or hormones. The definition continues to evolve. Transsexual -​ The term transsexual has historically been used to refer to individuals who have medically and legally changed their sex, or who wish to do so.