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heterosexual
a person who is sexually attracted to the opposite sex
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bisexual
a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
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homosexual
a person who is sexually attracted to the same sex
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gay
man or woman homosexual
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lesbian
a woman homosexual
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transgender
person who feels that the gender they were born with does not correspond to their gender identity
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transsexual
a person who feels himself or herself to be of the opposite sex and has had a sex-reassignment
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hermaphrodite
a person who is born with both male and female sex organs
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transvestite
a person who dresses as the opposite sex, not necessarily homosexual
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exhibitionist
a person who publicly exposes his/her genitals
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voyeur
a person who obtains sexual pleasure by watching others without their consent "peeping tom"
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pornography
movies, books, photographs, paintings and other materials designed to excite people sexually
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sexual fantasy
imagining sexually exciting thins, normal and healthy
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masturbation
self-stimulation of the genitals, a normal and healthy release of sexual tension unless it becomes obsessive or interferes with a person's life
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incest
sexual contact between closely related individuals, most often (but not always) between a male adult and a female child
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molestation
physically touching or fondling a person against their will, without intercourse
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sexual battery
- victim is held or restrained with skin to skin touching of intimate body parts (felony)
- victim is not held or restrained and touching of intimate body parts can be over or under the clothes (misdemeanor)
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rape
sexual intercourse through force or threat of force
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aquaintance or date rape
rape by someone the victim knows
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