What is post sexualism, and is there a non confessional imperative?

Question

Who knows their sexuality, rather than their preferred behaviours?

But surely Foucault isn't denying that we like, or prefer, some things or people. So in what way is post-seuality relevant?

Specifically:

It's part of my identity narrative that Foucalt is wrong. Also, I often wonder why there are not more solipsists. — puppetsock, Sep 05 '19 at 18:01

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 17 '16 at 11:21

Identity is changing, fluid, performed rather than in-built. This means that our behaviour (which is a series of different events rather than a one-off phenomenon) shapes our identity. Therefore the question 'what is your identity' is inherently wrong/misleading, because it presupposes stability that simply does not exist.
It is confessional in a sense that power is purposefully used to create discourses in order to regulate individual's sexual behaviour/preferences. That way it successfully attempts to inform public's perception over what is dominant/acceptable and what is deviant. Priests, teachers and psychologists/doctors reinforce this idea of 'putting labels' on activities/preferences that were previously seen as normal and not deserving a separate name to distinguish them from something different (e.g. homosexuality now seen as opposed to heterosexuality).

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