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- Medicine LibreTexts - Sexuality
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Philosophy of Sexuality
- National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Sexuality: Measures of Partnerships, Practices, Attitudes, and Problems in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Study
- Better Health Channel - Sexuality Explained
- The Nemours Foundation - for Teens - Sexual Attraction and Orientation
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