As people pass from childhood through the teen years and beyond,
bodies develop and change. So do emotions and feelings.
Adolescence Is a Time of Change During the teen years, the
hormonal and physical changes of puberty lead to an awakening of
sexual feelings. It's common to wonder and sometimes worry about
new sexual feelings. It takes time for many people to understand
who they are and who they're becoming. Part of that involves
having a greater understanding of their own sexual feelings and
who they are attracted to. What Is Sexual Orientation? Sexual
orientation is the emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction
that a person feels toward another person. There are several
types of sexual orientation. For example: Heterosexual. People
who are heterosexual are romantically and physically attracted
to members of the opposite sex: Heterosexual males are attracted
to females, and heterosexual females are attracted to males.
Heterosexuals are sometimes called "straight." Homosexual.
People who are homosexual are