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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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Given the group’s commitment to costumed stage personas, the mixed sexuality of their members, and their name, the Village People came to represent the confluence of masculinity and queerness.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

In an interview with BBC CWR, Finch said he was not referring to books about "people's sexuality", but rather those featuring transgender issues.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

"Liberation," which explores sexuality and the place of women in society in the 1970s, was named Best Play after winning a Pulitzer Prize in May.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

This model of sexuality is presented time and again as the standard.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Our eating habits, our conflicts and our sexuality are all the result of the way our hunter-gatherer minds interact with our current post-industrial environment, with its mega-cities, aeroplanes, telephones and computers.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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