Ubufanasini ngumtsalane wothando, umtsalane ngokwesondo, okanye ukuziphatha ngokwesondo phakathi kwamalungu esini esinye okanye isini . [1] [2] [3] Njengokuziqhelanisa ngokwesondo, ubufanasini "yipateni ehlala ihleli yeemvakalelo, ezothando, kunye/okanye ezinomtsalane ngokwesondo" kubantu besini esifanayo.

Kunye nobufanasini kunye nesini esahlukileyo, ubufanasini lolunye lwezintlu ezintathu eziphambili zokuziqhelanisa nesondo phakathi kwabantu abathandana besini esahlukileyo-okuqhubekayo . [4] Iingcali zenzululwazi azikayazi eyona sizathu sokuziqhelanisa ngokwesondo, kodwa zithi kubangelwa kukudibana okuntsonkothileyo kofuzo, ihomoni, kunye neempembelelo zokusingqongileyo [5] [6] [7] kwaye ungayijongi njengokhetho. [5] [6] [8]

ngelishwa, olu hlobo lokwabelana ngesondo sisono esinzulu kwaye umntu unethuba lokuya esihogweni

  1. "Definitions Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity in APA Documents" American Psychological Association 2015 p. 6 archived from the original on 19 April 2022 retrieved 6 February 2020 "Sexual orientation refers to the sex of those to whom one is sexually and romantically attracted. ... [It is] one's enduring sexual attraction to male partners, female partners, or both. Sexual orientation may be heterosexual, samesex (gay or lesbian), or bisexual. ... A person may be attracted to men, women, both, neither, or to people who are genderqueer, androgynous, or have other gender identities. Individuals may identify as lesbian, gay, heterosexual, bisexual, queer, pansexual, or asexual, among others. ... Categories of sexual orientation typically have included attraction to members of one's own sex (gay men or lesbians), attraction to members of the other sex (heterosexuals), and attraction to members of both sexes (bisexuals). While these categories continue to be widely used, research has suggested that sexual orientation does not always appear in such definable categories and instead occurs on a continuum .... Some people identify as pansexual or queer in terms of their sexual orientation, which means they define their sexual orientation outside of the gender binary of 'male' and 'female' only."  Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. Eric B. Shiraev; David A. Levy (2016) Cross-Cultural Psychology: Critical Thinking and Contemporary Applications, Sixth Edition Taylor & Francis p. 216 ISBN 978-1134871315 archived from the original on 24 November 2021 retrieved 15 September 2021 "Sexual orientation refers to romantic or sexual attraction to people of a specific sex or gender. ... Heterosexuality, along with bisexuality and homosexuality are at least three main categories of the continuum of sexual orientation. ... Homosexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction between persons of the same sex or gender."  Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. James R. Lehman; Kristine Diaz; Henry Ng; Elizabeth M. Petty; Meena Thatikunta; Kristen Eckstrand, eds. (2019) The Equal Curriculum: The Student and Educator Guide to LGBTQ Health Springer Nature p. 5 ISBN 978-3030240257 archived from the original on 24 November 2021 retrieved 15 September 2021 "Homosexual, literally meaning "same sex", is used as an adjective to describe same-sex or same-gender attraction. ... The term introduces ambiguity because is often applied as an identity label to a person or group based on their behaviors, not because of self-identified sexual orientation or sexual desires. ... in addition to having potentially negative connotations, homosexual is unclear as to what group of people it describes..."  Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. "Sexual orientation, homosexuality and bisexuality" American Psychological Association archived from the original on 8 August 2013 retrieved 10 August 2013 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Frankowski BL; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Adolescence (June 2004) "Sexual orientation and adolescents" Pediatrics 113 (6): 1827–32 PMID 15173519 doi:10.1542/peds.113.6.1827 archived from the original on 20 March 2013 retrieved 18 September 2012  Unknown parameter |doi-access= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 Mary Ann Lamanna; Agnes Riedmann; Susan D Stewart (2014) Marriages, Families, and Relationships: Making Choices in a Diverse Society Cengage Learning p. 82 ISBN 978-1305176898 archived from the original on 30 November 2016 retrieved 11 February 2016 "The reason some individuals develop a gay sexual identity has not been definitively established  – nor do we yet understand the development of heterosexuality. The American Psychological Association (APA) takes the position that a variety of factors impact a person's sexuality. The most recent literature from the APA says that sexual orientation is not a choice that can be changed at will, and that sexual orientation is most likely the result of a complex interaction of environmental, cognitive and biological factors...is shaped at an early age...[and evidence suggests] biological, including genetic or inborn hormonal factors, play a significant role in a person's sexuality (American Psychological Association 2010)."  Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. Gail Wiscarz Stuart (2014) Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing Elsevier Health Sciences p. 502 ISBN 978-0323294126 archived from the original on 30 November 2016 retrieved 11 February 2016 "No conclusive evidence supports any one specific cause of homosexuality; however, most researchers agree that biological and social factors influence the development of sexual orientation."  Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  8. Gloria Kersey-Matusiak (2012) Delivering Culturally Competent Nursing Care Springer Publishing Company p. 169 ISBN 978-0826193810 archived from the original on 30 November 2016 retrieved 10 February 2016 "Most health and mental health organizations do not view sexual orientation as a 'choice.'"  Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)