Post by Laurinda on Jan 22, 2015 17:30:39 GMT 1
Sexuality
I decided to make this thread because I'm very interested in the topic and it fascinates me. I also think everyone should know or at least read all of this once. This is only a brief look into the topic, nothing too specific. I extracted the most basic and interesting information from the Wikipedia (where else).
Human sexuality is the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. A person's sexual orientation may influence their sexual interest and attraction for another person. Sexuality may be experienced and expressed in a variety of ways, including through thoughts, fantasies, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors, practices, roles and relationships, which may manifest by way of biological, physical, emotional, or spiritual aspects. The biological and physical aspects of sexuality largely concern the reproductive functions of the sexes (including the human sexual response cycle), and the basic biological drive that exists in all species. Physical, as well as emotional, aspects of sexuality also include the bond that exists between individuals, and is expressed through profound feelings or physical manifestations of emotions of love, trust, and caring. Spiritual aspects of sexuality concern an individual's spiritual connection with others. Sexuality additionally impacts and is impacted by cultural, political, legal, and philosophical aspects of life. It can refer to issues of morality, ethics and theology, or religion.
Vocabulary
Romantic attraction - is the expressive and pleasurable feeling from an emotional attraction towards another person associated with love.
Platonic love - is a type of love that is chaste and non-sexual. The term is named after Plato, who was the first to describe this kind of love.
Sexual attraction - is attraction on the basis of sexual desire or the quality of arousing such interest.
Sex - Organisms of many species are specialized into male ♂ and female ♀ varieties, each known as a sex.
Male ♂ - organism is the physiological sex which produces sperm.
Female ♀ - is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova (egg cells).
Intersex - is a variation in sex characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, or genitals that do not allow an individual to be distinctly identified as male or female.
Gender - is the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity. Depending on the context, these characteristics may include biological sex, sex-based social structures (including gender roles and other social roles), or gender identity.
Masculinity - is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with boys and men. Masculinity is made up of both socially defined and biologically created factors. This makes it distinct from the definition of the biological male sex, as both men and women can exhibit masculine traits and behaviors.
Femininity - (also called feminity, girlishness, womanliness or womanhood) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with girls and women.
Androgyny - is the combination of masculine and feminine characteristics. Sexual ambiguity may be found in fashion, gender identity, sexual identity, or sexual lifestyle. It can also refer to biological intersex physicality, especially with regard to plant and human sexuality.
Gender role - is a theoretical construct involving a set of social and behavioral norms that, within a specific culture, are widely considered to be socially appropriate for individuals of a specific sex. The perception of gender roles includes attitudes, actions, and personality traits associated with a particular gender within that culture. Gender roles are predominantly considered within a family context as well as within society in general and may collectively be referred to as gender stereotypes.
Gender identity - is a person's private sense, and subjective experience, of their own gender. In all societies, however, some individuals do not identify with some (or all) of the aspects of gender that are assigned to their biological sex.
Heterosexuality - is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between persons of opposite sex or gender.
Homosexuality - is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.
Bisexuality - is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior toward both males and females, and may also encompass romantic or sexual attraction to people of any gender identity or to a person irrespective of that person's biological sex or gender, which is sometimes termed pansexuality.
Pansexuality - or omnisexuality, is sexual attraction, sexual desire, romantic love, or emotional attraction toward people of any sex or gender identity. Self-identified pansexuals may consider pansexuality a sexual orientation, and refer to themselves as gender-blind, asserting that gender and sex are insignificant or irrelevant in determining whether they will be sexually attracted to others.
Asexuality - (or nonsexuality) is the lack of sexual attraction to anyone, or low or absent interest in sexual activity. It may be considered the lack of a sexual orientation, or one of the four variations thereof, alongside heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality. Asexuality is distinct from abstention from sexual activity and from celibacy, which are behavioral and generally motivated by factors such as an individual's personal or religious beliefs.
Sexual identity - is how one thinks of oneself in terms of whom one is romantically or sexually attracted to. Sexual identity may also refer to sexual orientation identity, which is when people identify or dis-identify with a sexual orientation or choose not to identify with a sexual orientation.
Polysexuality - is the attraction to multiple genders and/or sexes.
Polyamory - is the practice, desire, or acceptance of intimate relationships that are not exclusive with respect to other sexual or intimate relationships, with knowledge and consent of everyone involved. It may or may not include polysexuality.
Sexual orientation is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. These attractions are generally subsumed under heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality, while asexuality is sometimes identified as the fourth category. These categories are aspects of the more nuanced nature of sexual identity. For example, people may use other labels, such as pansexual or polysexual, or none at all. According to the American Psychological Association, sexual orientation "also refers to a person's sense of identity based on those attractions, related behaviors, and membership in a community of others who share those attractions".
Kinsey scale
(nothing is black or white)
Romantic orientation, also called affectional orientation, indicates the sex or gender with which a person is most likely to have a romantic relationship or fall in love. It is used both alternatively and side-by-side with the term sexual orientation, and is based on the perspective that sexual attraction is a single component of a larger dynamic. For example, although a pansexual person may feel sexually attracted to multiple genders, they may be predisposed to romantic intimacy with females. Moreover, emotional or romantic intimacy between partners does not require sexual attraction because attraction is not purely sexual. For asexual people, romantic orientation is often considered a more useful measure of attraction than sexual orientation.
Romantic identities
The identity list which people may or may not engage in purely emotional romantic relationships.
• Aromantic (noun is "aromanticism"): lack of romantic attraction towards anyone.
• Grayromantic: blanket term for those who fall anywhere in the spectrum between Romantic and Aromantic.
• Biromantic: romantic attraction towards person(s) of two or more genders.
• Heteroromantic: romantic attraction towards person(s) of one gender other than their own.
• Homoromantic: romantic attraction towards person(s) of the same gender.
• Panromantic: romantic attraction to person(s) of any gender.
• Androromantic: romantic attraction to males.
• Gynoromantic: romantic attraction to females.
• Neuromantic: romantic attraction to those who lack gender.
• Polyromantic: romantic attraction to person of more than two genders but not all genders.
• Antiromantic: an aromantic that is not interested in romance at all. Has no desire to be in any type of romantic relationship whatsoever.
• Demiromantic: romantic attraction to person(s) only after an emotional (though not necessarily romantic) connection is formed.
• Recipromantic: romantic attraction only after other person is romantically attracted.
• Quoiromantic (or Wtfromantic or Platoniromantic): unable to distinguish the difference between romantic and platonic feelings, or cannot define romantic attraction, therefore do not know whether or not they have experienced it.
• Requiesromantic: little to no romantic attraction because of some mental or emotional exhaustion, likely due to bad experiences of romance in the past.
• Cupioromantic: desire for a romantic relationship despite not experiencing romantic attraction.
• Akoiromantic (or lithromantic or apromantic): romantic attraction which fades or disappears once it is reciprocated.
• Idemromantic: experiencing romantic and platonic feelings in the same way.
I don't think you should sexually and/or romantically indentify yourself for others. Do it for yourself!
Still can't believe we weren't thought this in school. It's way more important than knowing what is animal cell consistant of
Don't be too frustrated if you can't relate to anything, this is a lot to take in, especially if you live in a lie (as it happend to me). Also don't expect to fit descriptions 100%, we are all different and there are no numbers and phisical evidence that we can fit, that's why it says above, identity (sexual and gender) is something that you think of yourself. You don't even have to identify yourself as anything if you don't want to or don't feel the need to.
If you have any questions I will try my best to answer them. If you want to know more about a certain topic or a new topic you are welcome to ask.
Stay curious! (I totally stole this)
I decided to make this thread because I'm very interested in the topic and it fascinates me. I also think everyone should know or at least read all of this once. This is only a brief look into the topic, nothing too specific. I extracted the most basic and interesting information from the Wikipedia (where else).
Human sexuality is the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. A person's sexual orientation may influence their sexual interest and attraction for another person. Sexuality may be experienced and expressed in a variety of ways, including through thoughts, fantasies, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors, practices, roles and relationships, which may manifest by way of biological, physical, emotional, or spiritual aspects. The biological and physical aspects of sexuality largely concern the reproductive functions of the sexes (including the human sexual response cycle), and the basic biological drive that exists in all species. Physical, as well as emotional, aspects of sexuality also include the bond that exists between individuals, and is expressed through profound feelings or physical manifestations of emotions of love, trust, and caring. Spiritual aspects of sexuality concern an individual's spiritual connection with others. Sexuality additionally impacts and is impacted by cultural, political, legal, and philosophical aspects of life. It can refer to issues of morality, ethics and theology, or religion.
Vocabulary
Romantic attraction - is the expressive and pleasurable feeling from an emotional attraction towards another person associated with love.
Platonic love - is a type of love that is chaste and non-sexual. The term is named after Plato, who was the first to describe this kind of love.
Sexual attraction - is attraction on the basis of sexual desire or the quality of arousing such interest.
Sex - Organisms of many species are specialized into male ♂ and female ♀ varieties, each known as a sex.
Male ♂ - organism is the physiological sex which produces sperm.
Female ♀ - is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova (egg cells).
Intersex - is a variation in sex characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, or genitals that do not allow an individual to be distinctly identified as male or female.
Gender - is the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity. Depending on the context, these characteristics may include biological sex, sex-based social structures (including gender roles and other social roles), or gender identity.
Masculinity - is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with boys and men. Masculinity is made up of both socially defined and biologically created factors. This makes it distinct from the definition of the biological male sex, as both men and women can exhibit masculine traits and behaviors.
Femininity - (also called feminity, girlishness, womanliness or womanhood) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with girls and women.
Androgyny - is the combination of masculine and feminine characteristics. Sexual ambiguity may be found in fashion, gender identity, sexual identity, or sexual lifestyle. It can also refer to biological intersex physicality, especially with regard to plant and human sexuality.
Gender role - is a theoretical construct involving a set of social and behavioral norms that, within a specific culture, are widely considered to be socially appropriate for individuals of a specific sex. The perception of gender roles includes attitudes, actions, and personality traits associated with a particular gender within that culture. Gender roles are predominantly considered within a family context as well as within society in general and may collectively be referred to as gender stereotypes.
Gender identity - is a person's private sense, and subjective experience, of their own gender. In all societies, however, some individuals do not identify with some (or all) of the aspects of gender that are assigned to their biological sex.
Heterosexuality - is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between persons of opposite sex or gender.
Homosexuality - is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.
Bisexuality - is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior toward both males and females, and may also encompass romantic or sexual attraction to people of any gender identity or to a person irrespective of that person's biological sex or gender, which is sometimes termed pansexuality.
Pansexuality - or omnisexuality, is sexual attraction, sexual desire, romantic love, or emotional attraction toward people of any sex or gender identity. Self-identified pansexuals may consider pansexuality a sexual orientation, and refer to themselves as gender-blind, asserting that gender and sex are insignificant or irrelevant in determining whether they will be sexually attracted to others.
Asexuality - (or nonsexuality) is the lack of sexual attraction to anyone, or low or absent interest in sexual activity. It may be considered the lack of a sexual orientation, or one of the four variations thereof, alongside heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality. Asexuality is distinct from abstention from sexual activity and from celibacy, which are behavioral and generally motivated by factors such as an individual's personal or religious beliefs.
Sexual identity - is how one thinks of oneself in terms of whom one is romantically or sexually attracted to. Sexual identity may also refer to sexual orientation identity, which is when people identify or dis-identify with a sexual orientation or choose not to identify with a sexual orientation.
Polysexuality - is the attraction to multiple genders and/or sexes.
Polyamory - is the practice, desire, or acceptance of intimate relationships that are not exclusive with respect to other sexual or intimate relationships, with knowledge and consent of everyone involved. It may or may not include polysexuality.
Sexual orientation is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. These attractions are generally subsumed under heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality, while asexuality is sometimes identified as the fourth category. These categories are aspects of the more nuanced nature of sexual identity. For example, people may use other labels, such as pansexual or polysexual, or none at all. According to the American Psychological Association, sexual orientation "also refers to a person's sense of identity based on those attractions, related behaviors, and membership in a community of others who share those attractions".
Kinsey scale
(nothing is black or white)
Romantic orientation, also called affectional orientation, indicates the sex or gender with which a person is most likely to have a romantic relationship or fall in love. It is used both alternatively and side-by-side with the term sexual orientation, and is based on the perspective that sexual attraction is a single component of a larger dynamic. For example, although a pansexual person may feel sexually attracted to multiple genders, they may be predisposed to romantic intimacy with females. Moreover, emotional or romantic intimacy between partners does not require sexual attraction because attraction is not purely sexual. For asexual people, romantic orientation is often considered a more useful measure of attraction than sexual orientation.
Romantic identities
The identity list which people may or may not engage in purely emotional romantic relationships.
• Aromantic (noun is "aromanticism"): lack of romantic attraction towards anyone.
• Grayromantic: blanket term for those who fall anywhere in the spectrum between Romantic and Aromantic.
• Biromantic: romantic attraction towards person(s) of two or more genders.
• Heteroromantic: romantic attraction towards person(s) of one gender other than their own.
• Homoromantic: romantic attraction towards person(s) of the same gender.
• Panromantic: romantic attraction to person(s) of any gender.
• Androromantic: romantic attraction to males.
• Gynoromantic: romantic attraction to females.
• Neuromantic: romantic attraction to those who lack gender.
• Polyromantic: romantic attraction to person of more than two genders but not all genders.
• Antiromantic: an aromantic that is not interested in romance at all. Has no desire to be in any type of romantic relationship whatsoever.
• Demiromantic: romantic attraction to person(s) only after an emotional (though not necessarily romantic) connection is formed.
• Recipromantic: romantic attraction only after other person is romantically attracted.
• Quoiromantic (or Wtfromantic or Platoniromantic): unable to distinguish the difference between romantic and platonic feelings, or cannot define romantic attraction, therefore do not know whether or not they have experienced it.
• Requiesromantic: little to no romantic attraction because of some mental or emotional exhaustion, likely due to bad experiences of romance in the past.
• Cupioromantic: desire for a romantic relationship despite not experiencing romantic attraction.
• Akoiromantic (or lithromantic or apromantic): romantic attraction which fades or disappears once it is reciprocated.
• Idemromantic: experiencing romantic and platonic feelings in the same way.
I don't think you should sexually and/or romantically indentify yourself for others. Do it for yourself!
Still can't believe we weren't thought this in school. It's way more important than knowing what is animal cell consistant of
Don't be too frustrated if you can't relate to anything, this is a lot to take in, especially if you live in a lie (as it happend to me). Also don't expect to fit descriptions 100%, we are all different and there are no numbers and phisical evidence that we can fit, that's why it says above, identity (sexual and gender) is something that you think of yourself. You don't even have to identify yourself as anything if you don't want to or don't feel the need to.
If you have any questions I will try my best to answer them. If you want to know more about a certain topic or a new topic you are welcome to ask.
Stay curious! (I totally stole this)
We aren't very close even now. And my grandmother is very important to me but this is the only thing which I haven't dared to tell to her. But otherwise I think that everybody knows. 
