Circles of Sexuality Human Sexuality Sensuality Awareness acceptance

“Circles of Sexuality” Human Sexuality

Sensuality Awareness, acceptance of, and comfort with one’s own body; Physiological and psychological enjoyment of one’s own body and the bodies of others; awareness and enjoyment of the world as experiences through the five senses, touch, feel, sight and hearing.

Sensuality Examples n Body Image l n Fantasy l n Feeling attractive and proud of one’s own body. The brain gives people the capacity to have fantasies about sexual behaviors and experiences Desire l The need to be touched and held by others in loving, caring ways n Often referred to as skin hunger

Intimacy The ability and need to experience emotional closeness to another human being and have it returned.

Intimacy Examples n Sharing l n Caring about others means feeling their joy and their pain. It means being open to emotions that may not be comfortable or confident Risk-taking l n Sharing intimacy is what makes personal relationships rich, intimacy focuses on emotional closeness, not physical closeness To have true intimacy with others, a person must be open and share feelings and personal information. Vulnerability l To have intimacy means that we share and care, like or love, and take emotional risks, which makes us vulnerable

Sexual Identity A sense of whom one is sexually, including a sense of maleness or femaleness.

Sexual Identity Examples n Gender Identity l n Gender Role l l n Identifying actions and or behaviors for each gender. Gender Bias l n Knowing whether one is male or female. Sometimes a person’s biological gender is not the same as their gender identity. This is called being transgender. Holding stereotyped opinions about people according to their gender. Sexual Orientation l Whether a person’s primary attraction is to people of the other gender (heterosexual) or the same gender (homosexual) or both genders (bisexual)

Reproduction & Sexual Health Attitudes and behaviors related to producing children, care and maintenance of the sex and reproductive organs, and health consequences of sexual behavior.

Reproduction & Sexual Health Examples n Reproductive anatomy l n Attitudes l n The male and female body and the ways in which they function. A wide range, when it comes to sexual expression and reproduction. Sexual feelings l How we feel about our sexual health, and sexual intercourse.

Sexualization The use of sexuality to Influence control, or manipulate others.

Sexualization Examples n Flirting l n Seduction l Is an Illegal behavior Harassing someone else because of her/his gender Rape l n Is a more harmful behavior than flirting. It always implies manipulating someone else, usually so that other person will have sexual intercourse with the seducer Sexual harassment l n Relatively harmless, however, it is usually an attempt to manipulate someone else. Forcing someone of the opposite or same sex to have genital contact with another. Incest l Forcing sexual contact on any minor who is related to the perpetrator by birth or marriage

Sensuality Body Image Sexualization Intimacy Fantasy Desire Flirting Seduction Caring Sexual harassment Sharing Rape Risk taking Incest Vulnerability Reproductive anatomy Attitudes Sexual feelings Sexual Health & Reproduction Gender Identity Gender Role Gender Bias Sexual orientation Sexual Identity