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Sexual Orientation

Sex and Sexuality

Sex and Sexuality

Venn diagram depicting the relationships between assigned sex and sexual orientation. Androphilia and gynephilia are preferred terms for some populations, because homosexual and heterosexual assign a sex to the person being described.

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