GROUP 2

SEXUALIT
Y
 SEX
- refers to the physical or physiological differences between males as females,
including both the primary sex characteristics of the reproductive system and
the secondary characteristics such as height and muscularity (Diamond 2002).
-is therefore, defined by the reproductive organs, including the cellular
components, the chromosomes, and the hormones.
 THREE SEX VARIATIONS
According Western Australian AIDS Council
(2020):
Male Female Intersex
a person with the penis or a person with vagina or the a person born with the sexual
the male reproductive organ female reproductive organ anatomy or chromosomes that
with XY chromosomes in with XX chromosomes and do not it the traditional
definition of male or female.
his cells and the body is is capable of releasing high
The person has the combination
capable of producing high levels of estrogen.
of reproductive sex organs,
levels of testosterone. including internal sex organs
chromosomes and hormones.
 GENDER
- refers to socal or cultural roles played by male or female in the society.
- refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, expressions and identities
of girls, women, boys, men, and gender diverse people. It influences how
people perceive themselves and each other, how they act and interact, and the
distribution of power and resources in society.
 GENDER IDENTITY
- is the extent to which one identifies as being either masculine
or feminine, or how someone fees on the inside
 GENDER EXPRESSION
- describes how someone prefers to express his or her
gender to the world. For instance, we have been
accustomed to associating color pink to girls and blue
for boys
 THREE GENDER VARIATION

Cisgender Transgender Gender Fluid

who is a person identifying
himself or herself with the
sex assigned to them at
birth.
whose gender identity does referring to a person whose
not match the sex that they gender identity is not fixed
were assigned at birth. and/or shifts depending on the
situation.
 SEXUALITY
- pertains to the part of a person expressed through sexual
activities and relationships. It is often represented through
one's feelings, sexual identity, and behaviors
 SEXUAL IDENTITY
- is how a person chooses to describe or label his or
her sexuality
 LABELS OF
SEXUALITY
Heterosexual
Is a person who is attracted to
the people of the opposite sex
Homosexual who is a person
attracted to the people of the
same sex.
Bisexual
is a person who is attracted to
both genders-male and female.
Asexual is a person having no
sexual attraction.
 LABELS OF
SEXUALITY
Homosexual Asexual
who is a person attracted to the is a person having no sexual
people of the same sex. attraction. Pansexual refers to
a person's attraction to
multiple genders. Questioning
refers to some people who may
be unsure about their sexuality
and/or are exploring it
 LABELS OF
SEXUALITY
Pansexual
refers to a person's attraction to multiple genders.
Questioning refers to some people who may be unsure
about their sexuality and/or are exploring it
 THREE COMMON ASPECTS
USED TO DESCRIBE
SEXUALITY:
First are feelings and fantasies. Behaviors also affect
someone sexuality. The identity that corresponds to
the label or description of someone's sexuality.
 QUEER THEORY
- is a perspective that questions the manner in which we have been
taught to think about sexual orientation. The proponents of the theory
disagree with the idea of tabeling and they embrace the term "queer" to
describe their group. They do not adhere to the idea of dominant gender
schema and the classification of sexual orientations into homosexual and
heterosexual. They emphasize the need for a more flexible and fust
conceptualizations of sexuality, one that will permit freedom,
negotiation, and change (Little and McGivern 2020).
 EVE KOSOTSKY
SEDGWICK
- queer theorist
- pointed out dozens of other ways in which people's sexualities were
different
- According to Sedgwick, even identical genital acts mean very different
things to different people. Moreover, some people, whether homosexual,
heterosexual, or bisexual, experience their sexuality as deeply embedded
in a matrix of gender meanings and gender differentials, while others of
each sexuality may not be expressing them in the same manner.
 QUOTES
“Perhaps our greatest distinction as a species is
our capacity, unique among animals, to make
counter-evolutionary choices.