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Short Summary of Sex, Gender & Orientation Terms
ASSIGNED SEX AT BIRTH Male, Female, or IntersexDependent upon external genitalia, reproductive organs, and sex chromosomes. GENDER Man, Woman, Genderqueer, Non-binary, Other Cisgender – Gender matches sex assigned at birth Transgender – Gender does not match sex assigned at birth Gender Identity – The inherent, internal sense of one’s own gender Gender Expression – How…
Differences Between Men And Women’s Sexual Arousal
The article Men Know When They’re Aroused, Women May Not by Jeanna Bryner, highlights a very interesting phenomenon that deserves to be repeated in other studies to see how valid and reliable the findings of this study are. Here is an excerpt from this article: When it comes to sexual arousal, a woman’s mind and…
Using Theory to Understand Gay and Lesbian Identity Development
There are several theories that describe the sexual orientation development of gay and lesbian individuals. Because people are unique and everyone has his or her own story, no one theory describes all people. Some of the factors that influence development, and which are not yet accounted for by theory, include race, religion, culture, gender, and…
Incidence, Frequency, and the Kinsey 0-6 Scale of Homosexuality
Soon after Alfred Kinsey began tabulating the sex data he was collecting in the 1940’s it became obvious that several new modes of analyzing it would be necessary, both for clarity and to avoid confusion. For instance, to show how easy and feasible homosexual contacts are for “the human animal” as Kinsey liked to say,…
Sexual Orientation vs Gender Identity vs Sexual Identity
Sexual orientation, gender identity, and sexual identity are independent of each other. A person may express any variation of each of these in any combination. To discourage the free expression of identity and orientation by an individual is to impose a damaging burden of conformity. Sexual orientation, gender identity, and sexual identity are independent of…
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