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Dichotomous thinking

Early on in this article, this is present re nature vs nurture and extent of homosexuality. Njsm11 (talk) 02:19, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Noting the GLM and scales. Njsm11 (talk) 02:24, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also MANCOVA and the Sell. Njsm11 (talk) 00:56, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Cisgender sexuality" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Cisgender sexuality and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 July 8#Cisgender sexuality until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. TraderCharlotte (talk) 03:39, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oxytocin release during orgasm

The following passage is overly specific: "Oxytocin, sometimes referred to as the 'love hormone,' is released in both sexes during sexual intercourse when an orgasm is achieved." In particular, the phrase "during sexual intercourse" is not a necessary part of every situation "when an orgasm is achieved" i.e. during orgasm. Orgasm doesn't require sexual intercourse. No matter whether the quoted source includes that phrase, the facts need to be stated as simply as possible. yoyo (talk) 06:12, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Recent edits by CactiStaccingCrane and SchreiberBike

@CactiStaccingCrane and SchreiberBike: A recent edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Human_sexuality&diff=prev&oldid=1121873947) removed the word proximity from "Flirting, the use of indirect behavior to convey romantic or sexual interest. It can involve verbal or non-verbal cues, such as sexual comments, body language, gazing, or close proximity to another," via WP;JWB, I reverted that edit and SchreiberBike reinstated the change with the comment "close proximity" is redundant in that context. "Close" inherently deals with proximity.. However, close is an adjective, not a noun, so the sentence is now grammatically incorrect. Either or close proximity to another or or proximity to another would be grammatically correct. Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul (talk) 16:02, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you. I'm just trying around with my new JWB power and accidentally make a crater on the ground. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 16:06, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You are right. I didn't read the full context. Please consider me whacked with a wet trout.

SchreiberBike | ⌨ 16:22, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Social causes for sexuality

" Hypothesized social causes are supported by only weak evidence, distorted by numerous confounding factors."

This sentence is not clear enough. The data shows that the specificity of which social causes are involved is murky, but "the evidence for environmental influence is unequivocal, given that MZ twin concordances tend to be far less than 100%" - source

Change the sentence to clarify that the prevalence of these social causes is unequivocal, but the exact nature of what these causes are is undeveloped and only established by weak evidence.

Even if the sentence is true, readers may read it in a different way. Lainlain987 (talk) 19:02, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The text is supported by the source (which you linked): However, there is considerably more evidence supporting nonsocial causes of sexual orientation than social causes. This evidence includes the cross-culturally robust finding that adult homosexuality is strongly related to childhood gender nonconformity; moderate genetic influences demonstrated in well-sampled twin studies; the cross-culturally robust fraternal-birth-order effect on male sexual orientation; and the finding that when infant boys are surgically and socially “changed” into girls, their eventual sexual orientation is unchanged (i.e., they remain sexually attracted to females). In contrast, evidence for the most commonly hypothesized social causes of homosexuality—sexual recruitment by homosexual adults, patterns of disordered parenting, or the influence of homosexual parents—is generally weak in magnitude and distorted by numerous confounding factors.

"Environmental" (i.e. non-genetic) and "social" are not the same thing. For example, the fraternal birth order effect (mentioned in the source) is a non-social environmental effect. Crossroads ^-talk- 23:22, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not even so much as a mention of fetishism/kinks/paraphilias?

It feels like a disappointing oversight that there is not even so much as a mention of atypical sexual interests, fetishism, kinks, paraphilia, etc., despite the fact that they are a unique and interesting part of human sexuality. Sexual fetishes are not so uncommon as to be an invalid or non-noteworthy part of human sexuality, and so I hope that we can figure out a reasonable way to work them into this article. FuwaFuwaDL (talk) 08:56, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What sexual fetishes are you referring to? Justanotherguy54 (talk) 06:27, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm talking about in a general sense, there is no mention of paraphilic (fetish) interests or behavior in this page on human sexuality. FuwaFuwaDL (talk) 15:53, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the idea. I’ll incorporate some things in future. Zenomonoz (talk) 22:05, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've just added a short section on "non-normative sexuality" which I believe should be an appropriate place to elaborate on sexual norms and all of the various behaviors which fall outside of those norms.

As a heads up, I have to go to work soon and I have no added any of my citations yet, though I intend to add them as soon as possible. FuwaFuwaDL (talk) 13:08, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've added appropriate citations. However, there is a lot more work that can be done on this section. FuwaFuwaDL (talk) 21:53, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Undefined ref

@Autisticeditor 20: please fill in a source for the ref you named "rodriguez". -- Fyrael (talk) 19:29, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted the empty citation as the other citation appeared to support the claim. Zenomonoz (talk) 20:26, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sex in Judaism

Currently, § Judaism is only a single sentence and does not address such issues as

Mariage
- Onah
- Distinction between polyandry and polygyny
- Cherem Gershom
- Prohibited spouses
Restricted actions
- Ban on male homosexuality
- Issues on female homosexuality
- Time and place
  - Mourning
  - Niddah laws
- Incest

There should be links for topics with separate articles. Should there be a {{main|Judaism and sexuality}}? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul (talk) 14:21, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Request to add mention of the Sexual Tipping Point model in sexual health frameworks

Disclosure: I am Dr. Michael A. Perelman, the originator of the Sexual Tipping Point® model. In accordance with Wikipedia’s conflict of interest guidelines, I am submitting this for neutral review and editing. My biography appears here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Perelman_(psychologist), and I am a faculty member at Weill Cornell Medicine: https://vivo.weill.cornell.edu/display/cwid-map2014. I am also the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA). I propose adding a brief mention under a subsection such as "Models of sexual response" or "Sexual health frameworks":

Clinical models addressing human sexuality often integrate biological, psychological, and social factors. One such example is the Sexual Tipping Point® model, developed by Michael A. Perelman, Ph.D., which conceptualizes sexual function and dysfunction as resulting from dynamic balances between excitatory and inhibitory influences across biological, psychological, interpersonal, and cultural domains. It is used in psychosexual therapy and sexual medicine to guide individualized care.

References

Perelman, M.A. (2009). The sexual tipping point: A mind/body model for sexual medicine. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 6(3), 629–632. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01177.x
Perelman, M.A. (2018). Sex coaching for non-sexologist physicians: How to use the Sexual Tipping Point model. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 15(12), 1667–1672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.09.011
Rullo, J.E., Faubion, S.S., Hartzell, R.M., et al. (2018). Biopsychosocial Management of Female Sexual Dysfunction: A Pilot Study of Patient Perceptions From 2 Multi-Disciplinary Clinics. Sexual Medicine, 6(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esxm.2018.04.003

Thank you for considering this contribution. Drpnyc (talk) 16:09, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This request was added to multiple talk pages. To other editors: please see my response at one of the other talk pages (diff), where I raise some concerns about the request. Biogeographist (talk) 19:36, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]