HLSC 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Litre, Safe Sex, Progestin
17 Sep 2016
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Sexual activity is the source of our most intense physical pleasures, a central ingredient in many of our intimate emotional relationships, and the key to reproduction. Sexuality includes biological sex (being biologically male or female), gender (masculine and feminine behaviours), sexual anatomy and physiology, sexual functioning and practices, and social and sexual interactions with others. Our individual sense of identity is powerfully influenced by our sexuality. We think of ourselves in fundamental ways as male or female; as heterosexual, gay, or lesbian; as single, attached, married, or divorced. Because it can arouse intense feelings, sexuality can be an emotionally charged topic. In many communities, sexual expression is regulated with restrictions and taboos, specifying which functions and behaviours are acceptable and normal and which are unacceptable and. Although parents, educators, and other responsible adults may try to present a more balanced picture, they often convey their own hidden messages as well. Ignorance, confusion, and fear are frequently the result.
