Human Sexuality What is sexuality Sexuality is not

Human Sexuality

What is sexuality? • Sexuality is not the same as sex, but it does include sex. • Human sexuality is…the way people experience and express themselves as sexual beings. This involves biological, erotic, physical, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. (Wikipedia)

Expectations • To give everyone a chance to express themselves, wait to be called on before speaking. • This is a safe space, free from judgment. Ask any question you like about sex or sexuality; you may do this publically or anonymously. • Everyone is expected to participate in discussion to share their thoughts and opinions.

Expectations • No personal questions. We can speak in general, not about a specific person. • If you hear something, and you don’t understand or you never heard a certain word, you MUST stop the class so that we can talk about it. • Every class will finish with a ticket out the door.

Success criteria • Students will have the confidence to seek out information regarding sex or human sexuality on their own. • Students will be aware of the medical resources available to them; for information, treatment, and prevention purposes.

Resource: Sext Ed • https: //sexted. org • 514 -700 -441 • Well researched response within 24 hours • Completely anonymous • Does not replace seeing a medical professional

Sexuality Spectrum • We used to think that there were two types of sexualities, the male experience and the female experience. • We now know that there are over 7 billion sexualities (one for each person on earth)

Sexuality Spectrum • There are four main components that form a person’s sexuality • • Sex (genetic makeup, hormones, genitals Gender (how a personally identifies themselves) Attraction (the gender expression that a person is attracted to) Expression (how a person expresses their gender) • Bill Nye: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=TKZ-P 97 Pgx. A

Sex for pleasure • What is the purpose of having sex? • Culture • Biology

Types of Sex • Intercourse (penetration) • Outercourse (without penetration) • Sometimes called “sexual touching” • We can explore slang terms to build our vocabulary

Ticket out the door Tell me something that you heard today that you haven’t heard before. Do you have any questions about sex or sexuality?