Sexual Being: Meaning, Identity, Development, and Autonomy
Sexual being describes a person as someone whose life may include sexual identity, attraction, values, body awareness, relationships, boundaries, or intimate choices.
Sexual being describes a person as someone whose life may include sexual identity, attraction, values, body awareness, relationships, boundaries, or intimate choices.
Consent is a clear, voluntary, informed, specific, and ongoing agreement to participate in an activity, with the freedom to stop at any time.
Bodily means related to the physical body, including its needs, functions, sensations, movements, changes, autonomy, and health.
Sexual rights are human rights that protect people’s ability to make informed, voluntary, and respectful decisions about their sexuality and relationships.
Sexual freedom is the ability to make informed, voluntary, and consensual decisions about one’s sexual life while respecting the rights and consent of others.