as in sex
the sexual habits and desires of a person
She is comfortable with her sexuality. a study of male sexuality
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Coupled with an increasingly conservative school board in Katy ISD, which has taken actions ranging from banning books that mention gender and sexuality to outing closeted transgender students to their parents, Tolleson saw a community desperately in need of support.
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Gwen Howerton, Chron, 19 Sep. 2024
In Fellow Travelers, Bomer, 46, plays a State Department official hiding his sexuality who enters a decades-long relationship with another man (Jonathan Bailey) beginning in the 1950s.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
For many Christian women, there’s a pervasive belief that our sexuality and our spirituality must be kept separate and, most importantly, secret.
—Hena Bryan, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2024
In the clips, Ryan can be heard making remarks regarding race and sexuality.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2024
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Gwen Howerton, Chron, 19 Sep. 2024
In Fellow Travelers, Bomer, 46, plays a State Department official hiding his sexuality who enters a decades-long relationship with another man (Jonathan Bailey) beginning in the 1950s.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
For many Christian women, there’s a pervasive belief that our sexuality and our spirituality must be kept separate and, most importantly, secret.
—Hena Bryan, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2024
In the clips, Ryan can be heard making remarks regarding race and sexuality.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Sexuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexuality. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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