Perhaps it is inevitable, given this biological framework, that universalized physical subsystems would become significant in themselves. Especially in the clinical literature on causes and treatments of sexual dysfunctions, sexuality becomes the successful performance of fragments in two different ways. First, there is the definition that having adequate performance components of desire, arousal, and orgasm is necessary for normal sexuality, and given an appropriate partner (these are defined in the section on sexual disorders in DSM-IV), performing these components is sufficient for normal sexual functioning.
Second, certain bodily fragments (i. e., parts of the genitalia) are specifically mentioned in the sexual dysfunction section of the DSM-IV— penile erection, vaginal lubrication, and so on. Proper function of these bodily components within the performance sequence qualify a person for adequate sexual function, given the appropriate choice of object or partner. Defining sexuality in this way omits whole-body, sensual, or subjective visions for sexual normalcy, which, as I suggest below, may work against women’s interests.