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sexual identity  

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  • Sexual identity has a least two meanings in the social sciences, both relating to inner convictions or claims about who and what we are. The first meaning refers to the various ways we see ourselves as male or female, and the second defines our sexuality or the kinds of erotic partners we prefer. [Source: Encyclopedia of Identity; Sexual Identity]

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