Human Sexuality Terms From Chapter 10 Of Human Sexuality In A World Of Diversity

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Sexual orientation

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The directionality of one's sexual interests-- toward members of the same sex, the other sex, or both

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Heterosexual orientation

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Erotic attraction to and preference for developing romantic relationships with members of the other sex

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Homosexual orientation

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Erotic attraction to and preference for developing romantic relationships with members of the same sex; from the Greek homos, meaning "same," not the Latin homo, which means "man"

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Gay males

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Males who are erotically attracted to and desire to form romantic relationships with other males

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Lesbians

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Females who are erotically attracted to and desire to form romantic relationships with other females; after Lesbos, the Greek island on which, legend has it, female-female sexual activity was idealized

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Bisexuality

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Erotic attraction to and interest in developing romantic relationships with both males and females

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Heteroerotic

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Of an erotic nature and involving members of the other sex

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Homoerotic

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Of an erotic nature and involving members of one's own sex

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Biphobia

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Negative attitudes and feelings toward bisexual people, including intolerance, hatred, and fear

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Butch

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A lesbian who assumes a traditional masculine gender role

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Femme

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A lesbian who assumes a traditional feminine gender role

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Monozygotic (MZ) twins

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Twins who develop from the same fertilized ovum; identical twins

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Dizygotic (DZ) twins

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Twins who develop from different fertilized ova; fraternal twins

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Concordance

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Agreement

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Activating effects

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The effects of sex hormones that influence the level of the sex drive but not sexual orientation

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Castration anxiety

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In psychoanalytic theory, a man's fear that his genitals will be removed; an element of the Oedipus complex, implicated in the directionality of erotic interests

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Homophobia

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A cluster of negative attitudes and feelings toward gay people, including intolerance, hatred, and fear; from Greek roots meaning "fear" (of members of the) "same" (sex)

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Gay bashing

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Violence against homosexuals