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Sexual Orientation
What is Sexual Orientation?
“Why don’t some people come out of the closet?”
(1) coming out is a personal decision;
(2) there isn’t only one closet; and
(3) it’s difficult to gauge how people might respond to the coming-out-er, so sometimes the risk of a bad response doesn’t outweigh the gain of a positive one.
The difference between sexual orientation and gender identity
BY CYDNEY ADAMS
© 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.
It’s a common misconception that gender identity and sexual orientation are connected. If someone is transgender, for example, many people automatically assume that they must also be gay. That, however, is not the case. Gender and sexuality are different, and it’s an important distinction to understand.
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