PHM 3020- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 62 pages long!)
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Not always a stable attraction based on gender. Example: a gay man could feel an attraction to a drag queen because he desires effeminate qualities in a man he likes penises, but he likes them attached to very feminine gender presentation. Attracted to female sex but also to male gender. Intersex people have physiological features of both genders either naturally or due to elective surgery. Foot fetishists attracted to men and their feet or feet than the man. Bisexuals and people engaging in sex with people outside their normal pattern, based on features other than gender. Not always a stable attraction based on gender: stability: even if most people experience a consistent and stable attraction to one or another sex across their lives, some experience their sexuality as fluid and changing. Peoples" behaviors can be less consistent in terms of attraction. Desires are socially constructed differently in different times/cultures. Sexual orientation need not have a universal status.
