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SUBJECT CODE: GEE 003

TOPIC OR LESSON: MODULE 4- The Different Types of Sexual Orientation
WEEK NO.: 5
SUB-TOPIC/S: a. Heterosexuality
b. Homosexuality
c. Bisexuality
d. Asexuality
e. Pansexuality

OVERVIEW OF THE TOPIC:

This topic explores the differences and similarities of the different types of sexualities namely: (a)
Heterosexuality; (b) Homosexuality; (c) Bisexuality; (d) Asexuality; and (e) Pansexuality. This will help the
students understand the different psychosocial facets of each sexuality so they may have a background
understanding towards a person’s gender orientation.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
The following outputs are to be expected at the end of this session:
1. Students’ active participation during class
2. Students’ perspectives and views in the “Engage” and “Explore” domains
3. Students’ output from the “Elaborate” domain

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. Discuss the context of sex, sexuality, and gender following the Philippine social norms
2. Reinforce erroneous acts that shows disrespect towards the different sexualities and genders
3. Convey positive support on the different gender spectrum.
4.Apply gender sensitivity by correcting inappropriate gender expressions.

ENGAGE

Asynchronous Activity no. 3 was an activity wherein students were asked to watch Line-Up and Cut’s video
entitled “Guess My Sexual Orientation.” In here, 4 people were asked to guess 8 strangers’ sexual orientation.
Students were also asked to guess the sexual orientation of the 8 people in the video. Students were asked to:
1. Note the questions of the interviewers in terms of getting clues about the 8 strangers’ sexual orientation
such as “Do you think I’m pretty?” “Do you date?” “Do you go out shopping?”
2. On their own, guess the 8 stranger’s sexual orientation either as: heterosexual (straight), homosexual (gay
or lesbian), bisexual, asexual, and pansexual.
3. Students will be asked to share their answers in class.

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EXPLORE
Looking back at Lesson no. 4 on the psychosocial dimensions of sexuality, let us try to dissect each strangers in
the video and the way the interviewers derived their guesses by looking for context clues or directly or indirectly
asking the strangers about their personal views, beliefs, actions, and behaviors.

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Example A:
What psychosocial dimensions of Forest were
observed by the interviewers? Did you get your
answers right?

Example B:
What psychosocial dimensions of Chino were
observed by the interviewers? Did you get your
answers right?

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Example C:
What psychosocial dimensions of
Stranger no. 7 were observed by the
interviewers?
Did you get your answers right?

Example D:
What psychosocial dimensions of
Stranger no. 3 were observed by the
interviewers?
Did you get your answers right?

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Example E:
What psychosocial dimensions of Isdhar
were observed by the interviewers? Did
you get your answers right?

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EXPLAIN
Sexuality
is a person's sexual feelings, thoughts, attractions and behaviors towards other people?

is the way of a person to experience and express themselves sexually?
involves biological, physical, erotic,
emotional, social, or even spiritual feelings and behaviors

Sexual Identity
is how a person thinks of himself in terms of who he is attracted to, romantically or sexually

Sexual attraction
is attraction on the basis of sexual desire or the quality of arousing such interest.

attraction can be to the physical, intellectual, or other qualities or traits of a person
it can be influenced by
individual genetic, psychological, or cultural factors, or to other, more amorphous qualities.

Sexual Orientation
is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite
sex, the same sex, or to both sexes, or to none or no sexual attraction at all.
caused by a complex interplay of genetic, hormonal, and environmental influences

Sexual Fluidity
is one or more changes in sexuality or sexual identity (sometimes known as sexual orientation identity).
Sexual orientation stable and unchanging for the vast majority of people, but some research indicates that
some people may experience change in their sexual orientation, this case is called sexual fluidity

Heterosexual
is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between
persons of the opposite sex or gender.
Hetero- comes from the Greek word ἕτερος [héteros], meaning
"other party" or another", used in science as a prefix meaning
"different"; and the Latin word for sex (that is, characteristic sex or
sexual differentiation).
heterosexual was coined alongside the word homosexual by Karl
Maria Kertbeny in 1869
manifestation of sexual passion for one of the opposite
sex; Also known as: normal sexuality
“straight” originated as a mid-20th century gay slang term for
heterosexual
The symbol of the female and male
sex intertwined connotes
heterosexuality

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Heteronormativity
denotes or relates to a world view that promotes heterosexuality as the normal or preferred sexual
orientation for people to have
Heterosexism
is a form of bias or discrimination in favor of opposite-sex sexuality and relationships. It may include
an assumption that everyone is heterosexual and may involve various kinds of discrimination
against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, asexuals, heteroflexible people, transgender or non-binary
individuals.
Heteroflexibility
is someone who’s “mostly straight” — they usually find themselves attracted to people of a different
gender to them, but occasionally find themselves attracted to people who are the same gender.
This attraction could be romantic (that is, concerning the people you want to date) or sexual
(concerning the people you want to have sex with), or both.
Heterophobia
is sometimes used to describe reverse discrimination or negative attitudes towards heterosexual
people and opposite-sex relationships

Homosexuality
is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual
behavior between members of the same sex or gender.
As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring
pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions"
to people of the same sex.
It "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."
Closeted and in the closet are adjectives for lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, LGBT people who have
not disclosed their sexual orientation or gender identity The rainbow flag is the official flag of
and aspects thereof, including sexual identity and the LGBTQIA+ community
sexual behavior. It can also be used to describe
anyone who is hiding part of their identity because of
social pressure.
The most common terms for homosexual people are
lesbian for females and gay for males, but gay also
commonly refers to both homosexual females and males.

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Gay became the word favored by homosexual men to describe their

sexual orientation.

Two male sex symbol

intertwined connotes
homosexuality for gays

Twink
is gay slang for a young man in his late teens to
early twenties whose traits may include: general
physical attractiveness; little to no body or facial
hair; a slim to average build; and a youthful
appearance that may belie an older chronological
age

Two male sex symbol intertwined over

pastel pink and yellow is the pride flag of
twinks

Bear
is often a larger or obese hairier gay man who
projects an image of rugged masculinity.

Down-low
is an African American slang term that typically
refers to a subculture of black men who usually
A bear paw on the upper left of a flag in coats identify as heterosexual, but who have sex with
of brown, orange, yellow, beige, white, gray men;
and black is the pride flag for bears

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Two female sex symbol
intertwined connotes
homosexuality for lesbians
Lesbian
is a homosexual woman
“lesbian” is derived from the name of the Greek island of Lesbos,
home to the 6th-century BCE poet Sappho. Sappho reflects the
topics she wrote about: women's daily lives, their relationships,
and rituals. She focused on the beauty of women and
proclaimed her love for girls.
Lesbian, invert and homosexual were interchangeable with
sapphist and sapphism
Butch and femme are terms used in the lesbian subculture to
ascribe or acknowledge a masculine (butch) or feminine (femme)
identity with its associated traits, behaviors, styles, self-perception,
and so on…

A flag in shades of fuschia pink,
rose pink, light pink, and white is
the pride flag of lesbians
Butch
tends to denote a degree of masculinity displayed by a
female individual beyond what would be considered typical of
a tomboy.
Other terms for Butch are: "hard butch," "gym queen," "tomboy
femme, and "soft stud."
Tomboy
is a girl who exhibits characteristics or behaviors considered
typical of a boy. Common characteristics include wearing
masculine clothing and engaging in games and activities that are
physical in nature and are considered in many cultures to be
unfeminine or the domain of boys.
Lipstick lesbian
is slang for a lesbian who exhibits a greater amount of feminine
gender attributes, such as wearing make-up (thus, lipstick),
dresses or skirts, and having other characteristics associated
with feminine women.

Homophobia
encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified
or perceived as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).

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Bisexuality
Bisexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior
toward both males and females, or to more than one sex
is mainly used in the context of human attraction to denote romantic or
sexual feelings toward both men and women
A bisexual identity does not necessarily equate to equal sexual attraction
to both sexes; commonly, people who have a distinct but not exclusive
sexual preference for one sex over the other also identify themselves as
bisexual
Bisexual people can face exclusion from both homosexual and
heterosexual society on coming out
Bisexuality was anti-feminist, bisexual women who pursue relationships
with men were "deluded and desperate."

Bisexual erasure or bisexual invisibility

A flag in parts of pink and
blue with purple in between
is the pride flag of Bisexuals
is the tendency to ignore, remove, falsify, or reexplain evidence
of bisexuality in history, academia, the news media, and other
primary sources. In its most extreme form, bisexual erasure can
include the belief that bisexuality itself does not exist.
Bisexual erasure may include the assertion all bisexual
individuals are in a phase and will soon choose a side, either
heterosexual or homosexual. One reason for this is the belief that
bisexual individuals are distinctively indecisive.

Biphobia
is aversion toward bisexuality and toward bisexual people as a social group or as individuals. It can take the
form of denial that bisexuality is a genuine sexual orientation, or of negative stereotypes about people who
are bisexual (such as the beliefs that they are promiscuous or dishonest). People of any sexual orientation
can experience or perpetuate biphobia.

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Pansexuality

Pansexuality is sexual, romantic or emotional attraction towards people

regardless of their sex or gender identity.
Pansexual people may refer to themselves as gender-blind, asserting
that gender and sex are not determining factors in their romantic or
Symbol for pansexuality
sexual attraction to others
Pansexuality is also sometimes called omnisexuality.
The prefix pan- comes from the Ancient Greek word for "all, every",

A flag in parts of pink,
yellow, and blue is the pride
flag of Pansexuals
πᾶν; omni- comes from the Latin word for "all", omnis.
pan-, is the sexual attraction to a person of any sex or gender. Using
these definitions, pansexuality is defined differently by explicitly
including people who are intersex, transgender, or outside the gender
binary.
pansexual, polysexual, omnisexual, and ambisexual also describe a
person with homosexual and heterosexual attractions, and therefore
people with those labels are also bisexual" and that "by replacing the
prefix bi – (two, both) with pan- (all), poly- (many), omni- (all), ambi-(both,
and implying ambiguity in this case), people who adopt these labels seek
to clearly express the fact that gender does not factor into their own
sexuality", but "this does not mean, however, that people who identify as
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Asexual
A flag in parts of black,
gray, white, and purple is
the pride flag of Asexuals
Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent
interest in or desire for sexual activity.
It may be considered a sexual orientation or the lack thereof. 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, social, or religious beliefs.
Asexual person does not experience sexual attraction – they are not
drawn to people sexually and do not desire to act upon attraction to
others in a sexual way.
Sexual orientation, unlike sexual behavior, is believed to be "enduring".
Some asexual people engage in sexual activity despite lacking sexual
attraction or a desire for sex, due to a variety of reasons, such as a
desire to pleasure themselves or romantic partners, or a desire to have
children.

Asexuality has been compared and equated with hypoactive sexual

desire disorder (HSDD), in that both imply a general lack of sexual
attraction to anyone; HSDD has been used to medicalize asexuality, but
asexuality is generally not considered a disorder or a sexual dysfunction

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ELABORATE

Synchronous Activity (to be submitted before the Asynchronous Class ends):

Assign students to the following famous personalities. Students will research on the evidences of sexuality
that he/she/they identified/ was identified. The format for research will be as follows: Name of subject:
(example: Aubrey Hepburn)
Sexual Identity: Straight female
Evidences: a. Source where his/her/their identity was mentioned or was openly admitted
b. Physical appearance (cite website/ other reference sources)
c. Brief background about personal life (cite website/ other reference sources)
d. Behavior (clip a video showing his/her/their movement suggesting their sexual identity)
e. Reported previous relationships (either romantic or sexual) (cite sources)
Personal assumption:
Do you believe/ confirm that your subject of research’s sexual identity was evidently confirmed base
from the facts that you gathered?
Do you think your subject of research is/ as comfortable about his/her/their sexual orientation? Yes or
No? Why? Support your answers with instances in the life of your subject that you have researched on.

List: (Assign 1 per student)

1. Lili Reinhart- Bisexual 21. Ellen DeGeneres- Gay
2. Lizzo- Pansexual 22. Billie Eilish- Bisexual
3. Brendon Urie- Pansexual 23. Sherlock Holmes- Asexual
4. Megan Fox- Bisexual 24. Ellen Page- Gay
5. Jason Mraz- Bisexual 25. Jake Cyrus- Gay
6. Miley Cyrus- Pansexual 26. Freddie Mercury- Bisexual
7. Caitlyn Jenner- Asexual 27. Aubrey Plaza- Gay
8. Demi Lovato- Bisexual 28. Florence Nightingale- Asexual
9. Kirsten Stewart- Bisexual 29. Raymond Guttierez- Gay
10. Bella Thorne- Bisexual 30. Brandon Flynn- Gay
11. Cara Delevigne- Bisexual 31. Bretman Rock- Gay
12. Jaden Smith- Gay 32. BJ Pascual- Gay
13. Neil Patrick Harris- Gay 33. Jazz Jennings- Gay
14. Gillian Anderson- Bisexual 34. Lloyd Café Cadena- Gay
15. Tim Cook- Gay 35. Vina Morales- Bisexual
16. Geraldine Roman- Gay 36. Albert Einstein- Asexual
17. Halsey- Bisexual 37. Sam Smith- Pansexual
18. Jim Parsons- Gay 38. Elle Fanning- Straight
19. Billy Porter- Gay 39. Vice Ganda- Gay
20. Troy Sivan- Gay 40. Ariana Grande- Straight

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EVALUATE

Asynchronous Quiz no.3: Diversity awareness for all sexuality

Try to derive the psychosocial characteristics of the different sexualities by filling-in their prominent
characteristics, behavior, sexual desire, etc. using the column below:

REFERENCES

Peralta, Botor & Laude (2019). A Course Module for Gender and Society: A Human Ecological Approach.
Philippines: Rex Bookstore. (pp. 98-100)

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ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUpSP1WVR84&ab_channel=Cut
See: https://www.asexuality.org/?q=overview.html
See: https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=isIaCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT300&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisexuality#Sex_drive
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biphobia
See: https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofle00bzim/page/748/mode/2up
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_and_femme#Other_terms
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomboy
See: https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/162319896213/twink
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_(gay_culture)
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophobia

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