Friday, October 16, 2009

Human sexuality as a bell curve

Human sexuality is often compartmentalized within the succinct labels of heterosexuality, homosexuality and bisexuality. Yet, within each of those groups, the behavior, preferences and interests vary substantially from individual to individual. There is no sexual behavior or activity that has not been explored by a large number of people throughout time. How behavior is defined, or perceived, has varied.

Sexuality seems to be a topic that immediately causes great anxiety for a large number of people. They become so vocal about their discomfort that the rest of us operate according to the same taboo, each believing that there is validity to all of the rigid categories and labels. Even those who reject labels are reacting to being defined. As a result many people define sexuality in narrow terms publically, while exploring every dark corner and crevice of potential sexual behavior when the opportunity arises. Regardless of your preferences, fetishes, level of interest, experiences or thoughts, there have been many others before you who have walked that same path. Internet voyeurism, electricity and creative use of plastics merely exacerbated an ongoing preoccupation with sex.

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