性
Sex
- 用性（sex）定義一個人是男或是女。它由5個基本的身體標準所決定：性染色體、性腺、性激素、附屬內部生殖結構、和外部性器官。
- 人們在性（sex）的層級上是男人還是女人，他/她在身體上就符合男或女的標準。
- 大多數個體用這全部的5個身體標準來衡量，他們明顯是男人或女人。但是，少數人從某種程度上不符合這個身體標準，那麼，他們的性（sex）因此是不明確的（兩性畸形）
- Sex is defined as a person's maleness or femaleness. It is determined on the basis of five physical criteria: chromosomal sex, gonadal sex, hormonal sex, internal accessory reproductive structures, and external sex organs.
- People are male or female to the degree in which they meet the physical criteria for maleness or femaleness.
- Most individuals are clearly male or female by all five physical criteria. However, a minority fall somewhat short of this test, and their sex is therefore ambiguous (intersexuality).
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性別
Gender
- 用性別（gender）來定義一個人的男性特徵或女性特徵。性別由一個人確切的性心理品質要素所決定。而一個人的性心理品質要素是作為一個性別和否認作為另一個性別在被養育過程中所形成的。
- 人們在性的層級上是男性或女性，就在心理上符合他們/她們的性別。大多數個體明確地符合與他們身體性徵相一致性別。
- 但是，少數人部分地認定與自己身體性徵相矛盾的性別（異裝癖），甚至有更少的人完全地認定與自己身體性徵不一致的性別（易性癖）。
- Gender is defined as a person's masculinity or femininity. It is determined on the basis of certain psychological qualities that are nurtured in one sex and discouraged in the other.
- People are masculine or feminine to the degree in which they conform to their genders.
Most individuals clearly conform to the gender appropriate to their physical sex.
- However, a minority partially assume a gender that contradicts their physical sex (transvestism), and for an even smaller minority such an inversion is complete (transsexualism).
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性取向
Sexual Orientation
- 用性取向定義一個人的異性戀或同性戀狀態。一個人的性取向以他/她的性伴的偏好為基礎。
- 人們在性的層級上是異性戀或同性戀，這就表明他們被另一性的性伴所性吸引或被同性所性吸引。大多數個體發展成明顯的對另一性的性伴有性喜好（異性戀）。
- 但是，少數人對男性和女性都有性吸引喜好（雙性戀），甚至還有更少的人主要對自身性別的性伴有性吸引喜好（同性戀）。
- Sexual orientation is defined as a person's heterosexuality or homosexuality. It is determined on the basis of preference for sexual partners.
- People are heterosexual or homosexual to the degree in which they are erotically attracted to partners of the other or same sex.
Most individuals develop a clear erotic preference for partners of the other sex (heterosexuality).
- However, a minority are erotically attracted to both men and women (ambisexuality), and an even smaller minority are attracted mainly to partners of their own sex (homosexuality).
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