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sexuality

[sek-shoo-al-i-tee, seks-yoo-] / ˌsɛk ʃuˈæl ɪ ti, ˌsɛks ju- /
NOUN
sexual drive or interest
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The first, “My Body,” dropped in 2021 and was a bestselling collection of essays exploring gender, power dynamics, sexuality and the commodification of female beauty in the modeling and entertainment industries.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Karen Usher was 21 when she joined the Royal Air Force in 1990, and says years of feeling forced to hide her sexuality left her suffering a "mini-breakdown" while deployed in Italy.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

“Not only is male sexuality more on a spectrum than people suppose, but bisexuality itself is also a spectrum,” Savin-Williams says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

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

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

Oppenheimer acknowledges that Blume’s characters may not be diverse enough by today’s standards; that they don’t usually discuss “gender identities or sexualities; children of multiracial backgrounds; children who have disabilities.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

If Americans have learned anything from the past few years, rational, unhinged, unethical, and deceitful are characteristics that come in all ethnicities, genders, and sexualities.

From Slate Aug. 1, 2024

The individuals interviewed for the study represented a broad range of education levels, occupations, sexualities, and racial and ethnic backgrounds.

From Science Daily Oct. 1, 2023

Alice says she's proud of the visibility Heartstopper's brought to a range of sexualities and gender identities.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2023

Moreover, a man counts no more than a woman in their sum total of daily pleasure, and when they choose a comrade it is for human qualities, not sexualities.

From Seven Miles to Arden by Sawyer, Ruth




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