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Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. Because it is a broad term which has varied within different historical contexts, it lacks a precise definition. The biological and physical aspects of sexuality largely concern the human reproductive functions, including the human sexual response cycle.

Someone's sexual orientation is their pattern of sexual interest in the opposite and/or same sex. Physical and emotional aspects of sexuality include bonds between individuals that are expressed through profound feelings or physical manifestations of love, trust, and care. Social aspects deal with the effects of human society on one's sexuality, while spirituality concerns an individual's spiritual connection with others. Sexuality also affects and is affected by cultural, political, legal, philosophical, moral, ethical, and religious aspects of life.

Interest in sexual activity normally increases when an individual reaches puberty. Although no single theory on the cause of sexual orientation has yet gained widespread support, there is considerably more evidence supporting nonsocial causes of sexual orientation than social ones, especially for males. Hypothesized social causes are supported by only weak evidence, distorted by numerous confounding factors. This is further supported by cross-cultural evidence because the incidence of homosexuality is not significantly higher in cultures that are more tolerant of it.

Evolutionary perspectives on human coupling, reproduction and reproduction strategies, and social learning theory provide further views of sexuality. Sociocultural aspects of sexuality include historical developments and religious beliefs. Some cultures have been described as sexually repressive. The study of sexuality also includes human identity within social groups, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and birth control methods. (Full article...)

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Campaign against female genital mutilation – a road sign near Kapchorwa, Uganda
Campaign against female genital mutilation – a road sign near Kapchorwa, Uganda
Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is the ritual removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. Typically carried out by a traditional circumciser with a blade or razor, with or without anaesthesia, FGM is practised by ethnic groups in 27 countries in sub-Saharan and north-east Africa, in Yemen and Iraqi Kurdistan, and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Asia and within immigrant communities around the world.

For the 29 countries in which it is concentrated, The age at which it is conducted varies from days after birth to puberty; in half the countries for which national figures were available in 2000–2010, most girls were cut before the age of five. (Full article...)

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Beauty Revealed by Sarah Goodridge
Beauty Revealed by Sarah Goodridge
Beauty Revealed, by Sarah Goodridge, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Human sexuality in the news

27 October 2025 – LGBTQ rights in the United Kingdom
King Charles III dedicates a memorial to LGBTQ members of the Armed Forces at the National Memorial Arboretum in Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, on the 25-year anniversary of the end to the country's ban on gay servicemen. (AP)
24 October 2025 –
A manhunt is launched for Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, whose sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl sparked anti-immigration protests in Epping, Essex, England, after he was accidentally released from prison. (BBC News)
11 October 2025 –
British musician Ian Watkins of the band Lostprophets is killed in HM Prison Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, where he was imprisoned for sexual crimes against children and animals. Two men are arrested on suspicion of the murder. (BBC News)
5 October 2025 –
A court in Mexico formally indicts footballer Omar Bravo with the aggravated child sexual abuse of a teenage girl following his arrest in Zapopan, Jalisco, yesterday afternoon. (TV Azteca) (AP)

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