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sexuality

[sek-shoo-al-i-tee, seks-yoo-] / ˌsɛk ʃuˈæl ɪ ti, ˌsɛks yu- /
NOUN
sexual drive or interest
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This model of sexuality is presented time and again as the standard.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

"They were focused on male endocrine health, not sexuality or identity."

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

He made history as the first out gay chief executive of a Fortune 500 company, writing about his sexuality in a 2014 essay for Bloomberg Businessweek.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

My sexuality doesn’t require me to reject all that is ‘normal’ and ‘legitimate.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Most of us see gender and sexuality and romance as one big interconnected tangle of feelings—this is who I am, this is who I’m attracted to, this is who I love.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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