"Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually."
The social and cultural practices and values related to sex, gender, and sexual orientation within a society.
Human Anatomy: Understanding the male and female anatomy is crucial when it comes to sex education. Understanding the external and internal reproductive organs, hormonal changes, and puberty is important in comprehending sexual behaviors and function.
Gender Identity: This refers to how people identify themselves based on their personal sense of being male, female, or anywhere in between. Understanding gender identity is important in understanding how people express themselves sexually to their sexual partners.
Sexual Orientation: This refers to a person's emotional and sexual attraction towards people of the same or opposite sex. Understanding sexual orientations is important in understanding how people relate to one another sexually.
Sexual and Reproductive Health: This includes learning about sexually transmitted infections, birth control, fertility, pregnancy and childbirth, and menopause. Understanding these topics helps in making informed choices about sexual behaviors and decisions.
Sexual Consent: Understanding sexual consent is important for respectful and safe sexual relationships. This includes understanding what boundaries are, how to communicate them, and the importance of obtaining clear consent before engaging in sexual activities.
Sexual behavior and norms: Learning about sexual behaviors and sexual norms in different cultures or societies can help to understand diversity in human sexuality. Understanding social norms and beliefs about sex can help you recognize various sexual behaviors as well as taboos, and to respect these differences.
The History of Sexuality: The social history of sexuality can help to understand how beliefs about sex and reproduction have evolved throughout history. This includes looking at changing sexual attitudes, rights, and empowerment of women, as well as the role of religion in shaping sexual norms and attitudes.
Pornography and Sexual Exploitation: Pornography and other forms of sexual exploitation are a growing concern in today's society. Learning about the harmful effects of pornography and sexual exploitation is important in developing a healthy and respectful understanding of sex.
Sex Education Programs: Understanding sex education programs, especially in schools, can help you know what children and teenagers are being taught about sexual health and behavior. With such knowledge, one can contribute to the improvement of the effectiveness of the programs.
Sexual Harassment: Sexual harassment is a form of sexual exploitation that can result in emotional, physical, and psychological damage. Understanding what constitutes sexual harassment and how to recognize its signs can help to promote healthy and respectful relationships.
Heterosexuality: Attraction and preference for people of the opposite gender.
Homosexuality: Attraction and preference for people of the same gender.
Bisexuality: Attraction and preference for both genders.
Pansexuality: Attraction and preference for people regardless of gender.
Asexuality: Lack of sexual attraction towards any gender.
Demisexuality: Only experiencing sexual attraction after forming a strong emotional connection with someone.
Queer: Umbrella term used to describe non-heterosexual and/or non-cisgender people.
Kinsey scale: A scale from 0 to 6, measuring where an individual falls on a spectrum of sexual attraction, ranging from exclusive heterosexuality (0) to exclusive homosexuality (6).
Polyamory: A relationship style involving multiple romantic and/or sexual partners with the consent of everyone involved.
BDSM: An umbrella term describing consensual sexual practices involving bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, sadism, or masochism.
Fetishism: Sexual attraction to or fixation on specific objects, body parts, or situations, that are not typically considered sexually arousing.
Kink: Term used to describe alternative sexual practices, including BDSM, role play, and fetishism.
Sex-positive: A movement advocating for the right to freely and consensually engage in diverse sexual practices and expressions, while challenging stigma, shame, and discrimination around sexuality.
"This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors."
"Because it is a broad term, which has varied with historical contexts over time, it lacks a precise definition."
"The biological and physical aspects of sexuality largely concern the human reproductive functions, including the human sexual response cycle."
"Someone's sexual orientation is their pattern of sexual interest in the opposite and/or same sex."
"Social aspects deal with the effects of human society on one's sexuality."
"Spirituality concerns an individual's spiritual connection with others."
"Interest in sexual activity typically increases when an individual reaches puberty."
"Although no single theory on the cause of sexual orientation has yet gained widespread support, there is considerably more evidence supporting nonsocial causes of sexual orientation than social ones, especially for males."
"Hypothesized social causes are supported by only weak evidence, distorted by numerous confounding factors."
"Cultures that are tolerant of homosexuality do not have significantly higher rates of it."
"Evolutionary perspectives on human coupling, reproduction and reproduction strategies, and social learning theory provide further views of sexuality."
"Sociocultural aspects of sexuality include historical developments and religious beliefs."
"Some cultures have been described as sexually repressive."
"The study of sexuality also includes human identity within social groups, sexually transmitted infections (STIs/STDs), and birth control methods."
"Physical and emotional aspects of sexuality include bonds between individuals that are expressed through profound feelings or physical manifestations of love, trust, and care."
"Sexuality affects and is affected by cultural, political, legal, philosophical, moral, ethical, and religious aspects of life."
"It lacks a precise definition."
"It involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors."
"The study of sexuality includes human identity within social groups, sexually transmitted infections (STIs/STDs), and birth control methods."