sexual preference

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛkʃuəl pɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/
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Noun

sexual preference (countable and uncountable, plural sexual preferences)

  1. Sexual orientation.
    • 1986 December 7, Tommy Griffis, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 21, page 14:
      My family has shut me out from their lives because of my sexual preference.

Usage notes

  • The term sexual orientation is often preferred to sexual preference, as sexual preference is regarded as incorrectly suggesting that sexual orientation is a matter of choice.
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