Let us first define what we understand by “sexual orientation“: the designation means a person’s emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction to individuals of the opposite sex, the same sex, or both.
Sexual orientation is a natural expression of human behavior so it is normal, so we can reassure that it is NOT a disease.
To answer the question of how to recognize one’s sexual orientation, first of all, one should not be in a hurry to fit into a category. One’s sexual orientation is personal, and it is normal to explore one’s feelings and attractions toward people. Thus, it is helpful to understand and experience one’s emotional affective and sexual feelings toward a person.
Affective ties and emotional, romantic and/or sexual attraction can be directed toward: individuals of the same sex, i.e., homosexuality; individuals of the opposite sex, i.e., heterosexuality; and individuals of both sexes, i.e., bisexuality.
However, there can also be “asexuality,” that is, little or no attraction to people of the opposite or same sex, characterized more simply by a lack of sexual orientation.
There is also “pansexuality” , which is a sexual orientation characterized by aesthetic, sexual or romantic attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity.
Finally, “polysexuality” , which on the contrary refers to those who are attracted to more than one sex but do not want to identify as bisexual, as this would imply the existence of only two sexual genders.
