Outline of human sexuality
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to human sexuality:
Human sexuality is the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses.[1] Human sexuality can also refer to the way one person is sexually attracted to another person of the opposite sex (heterosexuality), the same sex (homosexuality), or having both tendencies (bisexuality). The lack of sexual attraction is referred to as (asexuality).[2] Human sexuality impacts cultural, political, legal and philosophical aspects of life. Human Sexuality is widely connected to issues of morality, ethics, theology, spirituality, or religion. It is not however directly tied to gender.
History of human sexuality[edit]
Main article: History of human sexuality
- History of masturbation
- History of prostitution
- History of homosexuality
- Sexual revolution
- History of erotic depictions
- Timeline of sexual orientation and medicine
- Feminist Sex Wars
Types of human sexuality[edit]
- By gender
- By age
- By region
- Other
Sexual orientations[edit]
Main article: Sexual orientation
- Heterosexuality – sexually attracted to the opposite sex.
- Homosexuality – sexually attracted to the same sex.
- Bisexuality – having both homosexual and heterosexual tendencies.
- Asexuality – not sexually attracted to either sex.
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Types of sexual activity[edit]
Main article: Human sexual activity
- Foreplay
- Non-penetrative sex
- Exclusive
- Erotic massage – rubbing all over, with or without oil.
- "Dry humping" – frottage while clothed. This act is common, although not essential, in the dance style known as "grinding".
- Footjob – stimulating genitals with the feet.
- Handjob – stimulating the penis with the hand.
- Irrumatio –
- Intercrural sex – (interfemoral sex) type of irrumation, where one partner places a phallic object or penis between the other partner's thighs.
- Intergluteal sex – when one partner places a phallic object or penis into the other partner's buttock cleavage or gluteal cleft.
- Mammary intercourse – when one partner rubs a phallic object or penis between the partner's breasts.
- Stimulation of nipples – stimulating the nipples, usually orally or manually.
- Sumata – type of stimulation of male genitals popular in Japanese brothels: the woman rubs the man's penis with her hands, thighs and labia majora.
- Tribadism – vulva-to-vulva rubbing, commonly known by its "scissoring" position.
- Frot – penis-to-penis rubbing.
- Non-exclusive
- Mutual Masturbation – two or more people stimulate themselves or one another sexually, usually with the hands.
- Exclusive
- Penetrative sex
- Masturbation
- Fingering –
- Anal masturbation
- Fisting – involves inserting a hand into the vagina or rectum.
- Autoeroticism
- Sexual slang
- Bareback –
- Bukkake –
- Circle jerk –
- Creampie –
- Cum shot –
- Cybersex –
- Felching –
- Gang bang –
- Pompoir –
- Quickie –
- Snowballing –
- Tea bag –
- Venus Butterfly –
- Sexual arousal
- Touch
- Smell
- Sight
- Romantic setting
- Nudity
- Sound
- Related
Physiological events[edit]
- Sexual stimulation
- Sexual arousal
- Male
- Female
- Orgasm
- Insemination
- Pregnancy
Unsorted[edit]
Sexology (science of sex)[edit]
- Sexology – scientific study of human sexuality, including human sexual interests, behavior, and function. The term does not generally refer to the non-scientific study of sex, such as political analysis or social criticism.[3][4]
- Sexuality in older age
- Biology and sexual orientation
- Environment and sexual orientation
- Fraternal birth order and male sexual orientation
- Handedness and sexual orientation
- Neuroscience and sexual orientation
- Prenatal hormones and sexual orientation
- Sexual orientation change efforts
- Sexual orientation hypothesis
- Sexual orientation identity
- Erotic Plasticity
Sex education[edit]
Main articles: Sex education and Timeline of sexual orientation and medicine
- Human reproduction
- Body image
- Sexual maturity
- Safe sex
- Postorgasmic illness syndrome
- Medicine
- Sex therapy
- Sexual dysfunction
Philosophy of sex[edit]
Main articles: Philosophy of sex and Sexual ethics
- What is the function of sex?
- What is romantic love?
- Is there an essential characteristic that makes an act sexual?
- Are some sexual acts good and others bad? According to what criteria? Alternatively, can consensual sexual acts be immoral, or are they outside the realm of ethics?
- What is the relationship between sex and biological reproduction? Can one exist without the other?
- Are sexual identities rooted in some fundamental ontological difference (such as biology)?
- Is sexuality a function of gender or biological sex?
- Sexual objectification
Culture[edit]
Legal aspects[edit]
Main article: Sex and the law
- Laws
- Age of consent
- Criminal transmission of HIV
- Incest
- Obscenity
- Public indecency
- Sexual assault
- Sexual harassment
- Sexual misconduct
- Sexual violence
Sexual assault[edit]
Main article: Sexual assault
- Rape –
- Sexual harassment
- Sexual abuse
- Child sexual abuse
- Religion and Sexual abuse
- Sexual violence
Religious aspects[edit]
- Sexuality
Main article: Religion and sexuality
- Buddhism
- Christianity and sexuality
- Islam
- Judaism
- Taoism and sexuality
- Sexual orientation
- Christianity
- Buddhism
- Islam
- Haitian Vodou
- Hare Krishna movement
- Scientology
- Sikhism
- Unitarian Universalism
- Zoroastrianism
Psychological aspects[edit]
Economic aspects[edit]
Main article: Sex industry
- Adult video game
- Sex tourism
- Erotica
- Pornography
- Prostitution
- Sex museum
- Sex shop
- Sex toy
- Strip club
Human sexuality organizations[edit]
- American Institute of Bisexuality
- Arse Elektronika
- BDSM organizations
- Fuck for Forest
- Human Awareness Institute
- OneTaste
- Sex Addicts Anonymous
- Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
- Sexaholics Anonymous
- Sexual Compulsives Anonymous
- Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health
- Survivors of Incest Anonymous
Literature[edit]
- Manga, Genre: Hentai
- List of hentai authors
- Novels about ephebophilia
- Non-fiction books about prostitution
- Pornographic books
- Pornographic magazines
- Pornographic subgenres
- Sex manuals
Encyclopedias about sex[edit]
- Encyclopedia of Motherhood
- Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices
- International Encyclopedia of Sexuality
- Queers in History
People[edit]
See also[edit]
Main article: Outline of relationships
- Animal sexual behaviour
- Glossary of BDSM
- Index of human sexuality articles
- Index of BDSM articles
- List of anarchist pornographic projects and models
- Sexual fantasy
- Erogenous zone
- Sexuality in Star Trek
- Sexuality in music videos
- Sexuality in older age
- Sexual slang
- African-American culture and sexual orientation
- Demographics of sexual orientation
- Ego-dystonic sexual orientation
- Sexual orientation
- Sexual orientation and gender identity at the United Nations
- Sexual orientation and medicine
- Sexual orientation and military service
- Sociosexual orientation
- Coitus reservatus
- Eroto-comatose lucidity
- Emergency contraceptive availability by country
- Unsimulated sex in film
- Family planning
- Marriage
- Paraphilia
- Polyamory
- Promiscuity
- Romance (love)
- Sexual abstinence
- Sexual addiction
- Sexual attraction
- Sexual capital
- Sexual ethics
- Sexual inhibition
- Sexual objectification
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.definition-of.com/human%20sexuality
- ^ University of California, Santa Barbara's SexInfo
- ^ Bullough, V. L. (1989). The society for the scientific study of sex: A brief history. Mt. Vernon, IA: The Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
- ^ Haeberle, E. J. (1983). The birth of sexology: A brief history in documents. World Association for Sexology.
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- American Sexuality Magazine
- Glossario di sessuologia clinica – Glossary of clinical sexology
- History of Surveys of Sexual Behavior from Encyclopedia of Behavioral Statistics
- International Encyclopedia of Sexuality full text
- Janssen, D. F., Growing Up Sexually. Volume I. World Reference Atlas [full text]
- National Sexuality Resource Center
- Durex Global Sex Survey 2005 at data360.org
- POPLINE is a searchable database of the world's reproductive health literature.
- The Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality at the Kinsey Institute
- The Sexuality and Rights Institute
- The South and Southeast Asia Resource Centre on Sexuality
- MRI Video of Human Copulation
- "Naked Science: What's Sexy?". Naked Science. Series 2. Episode 1. February 13, 2006. National Geographic Channel.
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