Sex - Basic Aspects of Human Sexuality

A Spectrum of Variations: Examples

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.