How Sexuality Affect Our Lives And Everyone Has Different...

Sexuality plays an important role in our lives and everyone has different views on sexuality because there are many factors that can influence it. I was born and raised in China, in a very traditional Asian family where sex is something that we would never discuss or even talk about at home. I not only did not have any open communication about sexuality with my parents, but also used to find myself in an embarrassed situation when I had to talk about it. As I grew up, I started learning most of the things related to this topic from somewhere else such as school and media. After I moved to the United States at the age of 14, my beliefs and attitudes toward sexuality have slowly changed. There are many factors that help shaped my perception of sexuality and become the sexual person I am today, such as parents, culture, media, peers, and personal experiences. The construction of gender identity came smoothly and naturally when I was still very small. 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