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What does it mean?
Pleasure does not require specific physical organs to be present.
In plain terms
Pleasure can happen without specific body parts involved.
What can you take from it?
Pleasure is not limited to specific physical acts.

Where it applies

  • sex education
  • health discussions
  • therapy

Putting it to work

  • teaching inclusivity
  • medical advice
  • health writing

Questions to consider

  • What defines pleasure?
  • How do bodies vary?

Another view

Some definitions of sex differ across cultures.

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