And this tells us something important about how we, as a society, think about sexuality. “Sexuality” is a blanket term used to describe “desire, sexual preference, sexual identity, and behavior,”3 and when we think about it, we tend to rely on categories, just as we do with skin tone, genital shape, and wallet thickness. We’ve seen how the concept of “opposite sexes” suggests that our existing gender roles are based in biology and are thereby correct. But the idea that men and women are complementary creatures is also used to reinforce the notion that they are, and should be, naturally
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