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QuizMultiple Choice

Growth, Development, and Sexual Health — Test

Question 21 • Contemporary Health

What term refers to a person’s sexual and romantic attraction to people of the opposite sex, the same sex, or both sexes?

Answer
A
gender identity
B
gender expression
C
cisgender
D
sexual orientation

Explanation

Sexual orientation describes a person’s pattern of sexual and romantic attraction to others, including attraction to people of a different sex, the same sex, or more than one sex. Gender identity and gender expression refer to other aspects of gender, while cisgender describes a person whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth. The correct choice is sexual orientation.

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