Once upon a time, as all good stories
start, one's sex (your gender) meant you were either male or female.
It was that simple.

Not anymore.

The word “sex” to identify someone
sexual orientation (gender) – male or female, is now removed by
many countries.

Belize is the latest country to change
“sex” to “sexual orientation” in its Constitution.

I'm afraid, being out of touch in such
legal matters, I had to look up the words “sexual orientation” to
discover its actual meaning.

Even after reading a number of sources
as to exactly what that is, I am still confused.

This is what Wikipedia states: (the
numbers in brackets are the actual references)

Sexual orientation

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sexual orientation is an enduring
pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these)
to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or
to both sexes or more than one gender. These attractions are
generally subsumed under heterosexuality, homosexuality, and
bisexuality,[1][2] while asexuality (the lack of sexual attraction to
others) is sometimes identified as the fourth category.[3][4]

These categories are aspects of the
more nuanced nature of sexual identity and terminology.[1] For
example, people may use other labels, such as pansexual or
polysexual,[5] or none at all.[1] According to the American
Psychological Association, sexual orientation "also refers to a
person's sense of identity based on those attractions, related
behaviors, and membership in a community of others who share those
attractions".[1][6] Androphilia and gynephilia are terms used in
behavioral science to describe sexual orientation as an alternative
to a gender binary conceptualization. Androphilia describes sexual
attraction to masculinity; gynephilia describes the sexual attraction
to femininity.[7] The term sexual preference largely overlaps with
sexual orientation, but is generally distinguished in psychological
research.[8] A person who identifies as bisexual, for example, may
sexually prefer one sex over the other.[9] Sexual preference may also
suggest a degree of voluntary choice,[8][10][11] whereas the
scientific consensus is that sexual orientation is not a
choice.[12][13][14]

Scientists do not know the exact cause
of sexual orientation, but they theorize that it is caused by a
complex interplay of genetic, hormonal, and environmental
influences.[12][14][15] Although no single theory on the cause of
sexual orientation has yet gained widespread support, scientists
favor biologically-based theories.[12] There is considerably more
evidence supporting nonsocial, biological causes of sexual
orientation than social ones, especially for males.[16][17][18] There
is no substantive evidence which suggests parenting or early
childhood experiences play a role with regard to sexual
orientation.[19] Research over several decades has demonstrated that
sexual orientation ranges along a continuum, from exclusive
attraction to the opposite sex to exclusive attraction to the same
sex.[1]

Sexual orientation is reported
primarily within biology and psychology (including sexology), but it
is also a subject area in anthropology, history (including social
constructionism), and law,[20] and there are other explanations that
relate to sexual orientation and culture.

Go to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_orientation

There you can read the whole
explanation. I warn you it is very, very, long.

Now take a look at what Wikipedia says
about “sex” as it relates to one's gender.

Sex and gender distinction

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The distinction between sex and gender
differentiates a person's biological sex (the anatomy of an
individual's reproductive system, and secondary sex characteristics)
from that person's gender, which can refer to either social roles
based on the sex of the person (gender role) or personal
identification of one's own gender based on an internal awareness
(gender identity).[1][2] In some circumstances, an individual's
assigned sex and gender do not align, and the person may be
transgender.[1] In other cases, an individual may have biological sex
characteristics that complicate sex assignment, and the person may be
intersex.

In ordinary speech, sex and gender are
often used interchangeably.[3][4] Some dictionaries and academic
disciplines give them different definitions while others do not. Some
languages, such as German or Finnish, have no separate words for sex
and gender, and the distinction has to be made through context.

Among scientists, the term sex
differences (as compared to gender differences) is typically applied
to sexually dimorphic traits that are hypothesized to be evolved
consequences of sexual selection.[5][6]

Go to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_gender_distinction

Sex wasn't so complicated back
when...... was it?

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