無論如何，有一點尤其重要：

• 恰恰與性決定的7個因素一樣，性的3個基本層面彼此是獨立的。因而這3個基本層面呈現出可想像的任何組合方式。

例如：有女-女性-異性戀個體（被稱為“典型的”女人），但是，仍然有女-女性-同性戀個體，同樣還有女-男性--異性戀個體，還有女-男性-同性戀個體。同理，有男-男性--異性戀個體（被成為“典型的”男人），還有男-男性-同性戀個體，等等。

However, one point is especially important:

• The 3 basic aspects of sex – just as the 7 factors of sex determination – are independent of each other. Thus, they can appear in any conceivable combination.

For example, there are female, feminine, heterosexual individuals (so-called "typical" women), but there are also female, feminine, homosexual individuals as well as female, masculine heterosexual individuals and female, masculine, homosexual individuals. Similarly, there are male, masculine, heterosexual individuals (so-called "typical" men) and male, masculine, homosexual individuals etc. etc.