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Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselvessexually. This involvesbiological,psychological,physical,erotic,emotional,social, orspiritual feelings and behaviors. Because it is a broad term which has varied within different historical contexts, it lacks a precise definition. The biological and physical aspects of sexuality largely concern thehuman reproductive functions, including thehuman sexual response cycle.
Someone'ssexual orientation is their pattern of sexual interest in the opposite and/or same sex. Physical and emotional aspects of sexuality include bonds between individuals that are expressed through profound feelings or physical manifestations oflove, trust, and care. Social aspects deal with the effects of human society on one's sexuality, while spirituality concerns an individual's spiritual connection with others. Sexuality also affects and is affected by cultural, political, legal, philosophical,moral,ethical, and religious aspects of life.
Interest in sexual activity normally increases when an individual reachespuberty. Although no single theory on the cause of sexual orientation has yet gained widespread support, there is considerably more evidence supporting nonsocial causes of sexual orientation than social ones, especially for males. Hypothesized social causes are supported by only weak evidence, distorted by numerous confounding factors. This is further supported by cross-cultural evidence because the incidence ofhomosexuality is not significantly higher in cultures that are more tolerant of it.
Evolutionary perspectives on human coupling, reproduction andreproduction strategies, andsocial learning theory provide further views of sexuality. Sociocultural aspects of sexuality includehistorical developments andreligious beliefs. Some cultures have been described assexually repressive. The study of sexuality also includes human identity within social groups,sexually transmitted infections (STIs), andbirth control methods. (Full article...)
Sexually transmittedinfections have been well known for hundreds of years, andvenereology is the branch ofmedicine that studies these diseases. While in the past, these illnesses have mostly been referred to as STDs or VD, the termsexually transmitted infections (STIs) has been preferred by many up-to-date medical sources, as it has a broader range of meaning; a person may beinfected, and may potentially infect others, without having adisease. (Full article...)
• ... that because of an effort to curb the spread ofSTDs,prostitution in Germany has been legal since the1920s?(German prostitute pictured)
• ... that some people in theBDSMcommunity aresexually aroused by beinggagged?(ball gag pictured)
• ... that astrap-on dildo(pictured) may be used byheterosexual couples for the sexual practice ofpegging?
• ... that theExotic World Burlesque Museum is located on the site of an abandonedgoatfarm?
• ... that the story ofSada Abe(pictured), a woman who cut off her dead lover'sgenitals and carried them around with her for days, is one ofJapan's most notoriousscandals?
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