sexualities

Noun

sexuality (countable and uncountable, plural sexualities)

1. The quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex.
   • Sexuality, then, is related to both biological sex and gender, and simultaneously is quite distinct from them. […] We employ sexuality to refer to all kinds of sexual relations, including sexual activities, eroticism, sexual identities, sexual meanings, and sexual politics.2000, Barbara L. Voss, Robert A. Schmidt, “Archaeologies of Sexuality: An Introduction”, in Robert A. Schmidt, Barbara L. Voss, editors, Archaeologies of Sexuality, London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge...

   Antonyms:

   asexuality

   1. Sexual activity; concern with, or interest in, sexual activity.
      • [W]hen adults with mild mental retardation are allowed to express their sexuality in appropriate ways, they are, in general, competent in terms of biological capability, sexual desire, and the psychological significance they attribute to sexual behavior[…]. However, they typically lack basic...1995, Betty N. Gordon, Carolyn S. Schroeder, Sexuality: A Developmental Approach to Problems (Clinical Child Psychology Library), New York, N.Y.; London: Plenum Press, →ISBN, page 119
   2. Sexual potency.
      • As his sexual activity is aggressive, so he is interested in display and in manifestation of his sexuality, if not directly, then in contest against other men. And the whole of his life manifests his inner need to take initiative.1985, Paul M. Quay, The Christian Meaning of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, Calif.: Ignatius Press, →ISBN
   3. Sexual orientation.
      • [T]his prospective gay adoptive father chose not to disclose his sexuality to the caseworker who interviewed him at his home, rather than admit that he was a gay man, in order to avoid being told he could not adopt.2011, Rosie Harding, Regulating Sexuality: Legal Consciousness in Lesbian and Gay Lives, Abingdon, Oxon.; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 101
   4. Sexual identity, gender.