Firstly, it will be important to expand the idea of sexuality beyond the narrow focus of ‘sex and genitals’, and view it as the innate ability of all humans to share themselves and communicate who they are with others.

To understand ourselves as individuals, we will be looking at the four layers of sexuality as presented in the Genderbread Model: biological sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender expression and exploring the nature and diversity of each layer.

As we look at each layer, it will be emphasised that within each layer, there exists a range of possibilities or variations, and that each layer is independent of the other and is not necessarily connected.

In this way, we must avoid making assumptions or generalisations about people’s expected behaviour and begin to appreciate the complexity and diversity of each person.