sexual preference

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Ultimately, “banter” is nothing more than a buzzword, the 2024 answer to the “sapiosexual” craze where online daters peacocked their degrees by designating their sexual preference as “intellectuals.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2024

He also said he is “not a Nazi sympathizer or supporter,” and added, “I also hold no hate for those who choose a different lifestyle, religion, or sexual preference than my own.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Antigua-based attorney Andrew O'Kola, who played an integral role in the case, said the court victory brought efforts to end discrimination on the grounds of sexual preference a step closer.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2022

An Indiana school district urged teachers to join one of 12 “affinity groups” based on race, sexual preference, etc.

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2021

Cupples, Mr., on the numerical proportion of the sexes in dogs, sheep, and cattle; on the Scotch deerhound; on sexual preference in dogs.

From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles