The 10 types of sexuality (with which to identify)

We are in a moment of openness in which we increasingly accept each other as we are, We break the taboos and barriers that have limited us so much for hundreds of years and lovingly respect the different types of sexuality and preferences of people around us.

It is normal in any case that we have doubts or confusion about the forms of attraction or sexual orientation that exist, terminology, etc. So today we want to clear all those doubts and talk to you one by one about all the types of sexuality that exist and that allow us to live in a diverse humanity.

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What is sexual orientation

When we talk about types of sexuality, sexual orientation or sexual inclination We refer to those patterns that attract us sexually, but also erotically, emotionally and / or lovingly. However, it is very difficult to define something so subjective and that has as many connotations and nuances as attraction.

What attracts us today will not necessarily always attract us, so it is difficult to define what is as subjective as it is what attracts us without falling into limitations, because for this we would have to be able to safely find the place where that desire that we feel for a specific person is born, difficult, truth?

In any case, today we speak of a diversity of types of sexuality in which we don't get stuck in heterosexuality and homosexuality only, but we contemplate a lot of more nuances that we did not see before, that is, we see beyond the biological sex of each one.

This has led us to build these concepts on the types of sexuality rather than in favor of science and its biological component, in favor of society, so that we all feel free to live our sexuality and live with our environment without being rejected or treated differently by it.

Are sexual orientation and gender identity the same?

Before explaining the types of sexuality that we know, we want to clear a doubt that is constantly presented, Are sexual orientation and gender identity the same?

The answer is no. As we tell you, when we talk about sexual orientation or types of sexuality, we refer to the attraction and the taste that one person feels, for example, for another person of the other sex, the same sex or both sexes, that is, what attracts you, what makes you desire, what makes you feel like.

Conversely, when we talk about gender identityWe refer to the perception we have of ourselves and the construction we make of ourselves. That is, the inclination and sense of belonging that we feel towards a gender regardless of our biological characteristics. For example, when you were born into a body with the biological characteristics of a woman but you feel that you are actually a man.

The 10 different types of sexuality

Now that it is clear what sexual orientation is, we can continue explaining the different types of sexuality, but, as we said, keep in mind that there are many nuances and social factors involved in the definition of these concepts, so it is possible that many more may emerge in the future.

Also keep in mind that we have not included them under any criteria of relevance, it would be impossible to say if there is one more important than another, however The types of sexuality that you will find here are the ones that are talked about the most in the media so they are the concepts with which you may be more familiar.

1. Heterosexual

It is the type of sexuality that is characterized by attraction to persons of the opposite sex exclusively. That is, when a man likes women or a woman likes men. We could say that it is the most common of all because it is the one that leads to procreation and because it was the only one accepted and imposed socially for many years despite the fact that many people had a sexual orientation different.

2. Homosexual

It is the kind of sexuality that women have. people who are attracted to people of the same sex, either physically or emotionally. Women who like women are usually called ‘lesbians’ and men who like men ‘gays’. Unfortunately people with these types of sexuality were persecuted for many years by imposed ideologies by society and although today they are free to live their sexual orientation, even today in many countries they continue to fight for their Rights.

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3. Bisexual

It is the type of sexual orientation that people have who are sexually attracted to people of both sexes, that is, by men and women; This does not mean that it is always with the same frequency or with the same intensity.

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4. Asexual

It is the opposite of any type of sexuality, since it is about those people who feel sexual attraction to us by any person of either sex. There are those who accept asexuality as part of the types of sexual orientation and there are those who consider that it should not be part of this list because it is precisely the opposite of an orientation sexuality. You can make your own idea.

5. Pansexual

Pansexual people are those who are emotionally attracted to other people regardless of their sexual orientation. Pansexuals fixate on people for who they are inside. regardless of their physique (or biological sex) and this is what makes them different from those who are bisexual, since for the latter the attraction continues to pass through the person's gender.

6. Antrosexual

It is about people who live their sexuality without necessarily identifying with any of the types of sexuality. There are those who confuse them with pansexuals, here the fundamental difference is that pansexuals are aware that they can be attracted and connect with any individual, however anthropomorphic people feel anthraxed by any individual but they do not know their sexual orientation.

7. Demisexual

Demisexuals are those people who do not feel a sexual attraction if an emotional and intimate bond has not previously been established, either as a couple or also in a strong friendship relationship.

8. Lithsexual

They are people who are attracted to other people but who do not have the need to be reciprocated for these, that is, they do not need the desire to be reciprocal.

9. Autosexuality

In this type of sexual orientation, you feel the attraction towards yourself and not towards other people, which is why some consider it a way of nurturing self-love.

10. Polysexual

It is about those people who may feel sexual attraction to people with sexual orientations specific, which is why they are often confused with pansexual people, however, in this case, physical attraction and sexual orientation prevail as source of attraction.

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