Sunday Emmanuel

@sundayemmanuel · 22 Nov 2021

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What is sexuality?

Sexuality in humans is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. It involves erotic,
biological, emotional, social, physical and spiritual feelings or behaviours. Sexuality is about your sexual feelings thought attractions and behaviors towards other people. There are many factors that help develop sexuality, but the very major that is likely to influence the type of sexuality is our own gender.

Types of sexuality.
There are different types of sexuality, these are:

1. Asexuality; Asexual is the lack of sexual attraction to others or less interest in sexual activity. Some people take asexuality to be their sexual orientation, and others describe it as an absence of sexual orientation.

2. Bisexuality; Bisexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender.

3. Homosexuality; Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.

4. Heterosexuality;| Heterosexuality is largely defined as attraction to the opposite sex, although the most rigid definitions of the word demand an attraction to the.

5. Pansexuality; Pansexuality is a term that refers to people who are attracted to others no matter the other person’s gender identity. That includes men, women, and anyone who falls outside of the gender binary. Pansexuality is not just limited to sexual attraction but can also involve a romantic and/or emotional attraction.


6. Polysexuality; A polysexual is someone who is romantically or sexually attracted to some but not all genders.

7. Gray-asexuality; Gray-a or gray asexuality, like demisexuality, is on the asexual spectrum. ... While gray-asexual and demisexual people both experience sexual attraction ...

8. Demisexuality; Demisexuality is a type of sexuality or sexual orientation. Demisexual people tend to only feel sexual attraction after forming a strong emotional bond or ...

9. Androsexuality; androsexual refers to people who are attracted to masculinity. People who are androsexual may be attracted to anyone with masculine qualities regardless of their gender or sexual orientation.

10. Gynosexuality; Gynosexuality means being attracted to femininity. Anyone can be gynosexual. It's not the same as being a lesbian. ... Both terms are used to describe people who are attracted to femininity or female characteristics. Like gynosexuality, the term gynophilia is used often by people who are nonbinary or agender.

11. Sapiosexuality; is the sexual attraction to intelligence.

12. Autosexuality; Autosexual is a term for sexual attraction to oneself, especially a preference for masturbation over sexual intercourse.

Components of sexuality;


There are five components of sexuality, these are:
1. Sensuality

2. Intimacy

3. Reproduction

4. Sexualization identity

5. Behaviour.

Sexuality is an integral part of being human. Love affection and sexual intimacy contribute to healthy relationships and individual wellbeing. It is also important because it represents an activity
that is a rite of passage into adulthood because it is very pleasurable and because it reinforces our
roles and aspirations as males and females.
Importance of sexuality to students;
To students, it serves as knowledge as they become grow and start becoming aware of their sexuality, this helps them to accept the way they are and get more understanding about their own sexuality. It helps them to dispel anxieties and doubt and to resolve traumatic sexual
experiences.