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Psych2Go On the GO - Sex vs Gender vs Orientation

Sex vs Gender vs Orientation

04/11/22 • 5 min

Psych2Go On the GO

Learn the difference between sex, gender and orientation. Gender is a social construct while sex is your genetics and what lies between your legs. There can be more than one gender or sex. Orientation is about the sex-gender combination – or lack thereof – that turns us on the most. While are all very capable of selecting potential partners, the pool of people we get to choose from is subject to our autonomic arousal responses (and our intrusive romantic daydreaming).

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Learn the difference between sex, gender and orientation. Gender is a social construct while sex is your genetics and what lies between your legs. There can be more than one gender or sex. Orientation is about the sex-gender combination – or lack thereof – that turns us on the most. While are all very capable of selecting potential partners, the pool of people we get to choose from is subject to our autonomic arousal responses (and our intrusive romantic daydreaming).

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