The Biological Drives Of My Sexuality

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My sexuality is largely a product of the biological drives that inform it, as well as psychology in the sense of an awareness of the nature of my sexuality and the need for regulation of these drives as a matter of personal control. We all must accommodate the general socio-cultural expectations that frame what is permissible within society, but within those broad expectations there is an enormous area for personal discovery based on being aware of our urges and developing a psychological system that best balances our sexual appetites with our other personal and social desires. I am sure many people are far more constrained by socio-cultural expectations in general, and their own peer groups and families in particular, but I am not. Growing

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