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Sexual Orientation
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sexual orientation
n.
The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. Replaces sexual preference in most contemporary uses.
sexual orientation,
the clear, persistent desire of a person for affiliation with one sex rather than the other. Also called sexual preference. See also heterosexual, homosexuality.
Sexual Orientation
A person’s potential for responding with sexual arousal to persons of the opposite sex (i.e., heterosexual orientation), same sex (i.e., homosexual orientation), or both (i.e., bisexual orientation)
sexual orientation
A person's potential for responding with sexual arousal to persons of the opposite sex–ie, heterosexual, same sex–ie, homosexual, or both–ie, bisexual
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A tradition focusing on identity within gay and lesbian studies, that opposed the search for causes of homosexuality, emerged during the 1960s to 1980s.
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