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[[Sexuation]] is not about [[biological]] sex but about the sort of ''[[jouissance]]'' one is able to obtain.<ref>Fink, Bruce. ''Lacan to the Letter: Reading Ecrits Closely''. p.158.</ref>
The term ''[[jouissance]]'' cannot strictly be translated as "[[pleasure]]".
According to [[Freud]], [[pleasure]] is produced through a decrease in tension.
''[[Jouissance]]'' can be thought of as an increase in tension that is often experienced as painful.
Translating the term as "pleasure" (or "enjoyment") can thus be misleading.
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[[Biological]] [[men]] and [[women]] can occupy either side of the diagram of [[sexuation]].
That is, there can be [[women]] who are organized according to the [[masculine]] form of ''[[jouissance]]'' and [[men]] who are organized according to the [[feminine]] form of ''[[jouissance]]''.
(This begs the question as to why [[Lacan]] sees fit to refer to these positions as [[masculine]] or [[feminine]] at all.)
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The [[phallic function]] should be taken to denote [[castration]] or a limitation of ''[[jouissance]]''.
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[[Lacan]] is clear that the [[phallus]] -- and the [[phallic function]] -- should not be associated with the organ of the [[penis]] (but is a particular [[signifier]] signifying the [[desire]] or [[lack]] in the [[Other]]).
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