According to most of the people this both are same and they have already made a mindset since last many years, but it’s not true they both are different and natural. Sexual Orientation is the right of an individual to choose their partner whether it is of different sex or same sex.

Sexual orientation is traditionally defined as including heterosexuality, bisexuality, and homosexuality, while asexuality is considered the fourth category of sexual orientation by some researchers and has been defined as the absence of a traditional sexual orientation. An asexual has little to no sexual attraction to people.[4][5] It may be considered a lack of a sexual orientation,and there is significant debate over whether or not it is a sexual orientation.

Most definitions of sexual orientation include a psychological component, such as the direction of an individual's erotic desires, or a behavioural component, which focuses on the sex of the individual's sexual partner. Some people prefer simply to follow an individual's self-definition or identity. Scientific and professional understanding is that "the core attractions that form the basis for adult sexual orientation typically emerge between middle childhood and early adolescence".

Sexual orientation differs from sexual identity in that it encompasses relationships with others, while sexual identity is a concept. And on the other hand, gender identity is the phase where he can see some of the traits of the opposite gender which makes them think of their gender. Gender identity is each person’s internal and individual experience of gender. It is a person’s sense of being a woman, a man, both, neither, or anywhere along the gender spectrum. A person’s gender identity may be the same as or different from their birth-assigned sex.

For better understanding the difference sexual orientation and gender identity, we can watch shows about LGBTQ Community. There are multiple TV Shows, Series, movies on EORTV which is India’s First Premier LGBT focused OTT Platform.