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What is Sexuality?

This probably seems like a stupid question. Sexuality is more than what you do with another person sexually. That is, sexuality is not only about having sex, or taking part in sexual behaviors. Sexuality is also about how the person you feel you are, your body, how you feel as a boy or girl, man or woman, the way you dress, move and speak, the way you act and feel about other people. These are all parts of who you are as a person, from your birth until you die—your whole lifetime long. Everyone has his or her own way of being or feeling sexual. In fact, many teens choose to wait until they are adults before they are ready to be in a sexual relationship. You are a sexual person just the same. Our sexuality is a natural and healthy part of who we are. It's not about what you do, it's about who you are and how you live.

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