Leadership Multicultural Aff. Info Tech Serv. Web Tech Serv. Other Resources Site Map Sexual Orientation Sexual Orientation is an enduring emotional, romantic, sexual or affectional attraction to another person. Sexual orientation exists along a continuum that ranges from exclusive homosexuality to exclusive heterosexuality and includes various forms of bisexuality.
Sexual orientation is different from sexual behavior because it refers to feelings and self-concept.
Persons may or may not express their sexual orientation in their behaviors. May also refer to females who are attracted to other females, as well as the gay community in general. Straight Another term for heterosexual. A person's sense of being male or female. Transgender Relating to transsexuals, transvestites, cross-dressers, or anyone who tends to blur traditional gender boundaries.