Homosexuality Essays

Homosexuality can be defined as a sexual orientation and a sense of personal and social identity with or without alternative life style. For some western countries homosexual issues are the norms and are accepted in their lives but it is different with countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and others. The majority of them are from among those who are Muslims. Their views on homosexual issues are different in that they assume homosexual acts are totally wrong because they are strictly forbidden

Introduction 1.1 Alternative Sexual Orientation (A.S.O.) Any Sexual Orientation which deviates from the conventional Heterosexual Sexual Orientation can be called as Alternative Sexual Orientation. 1.2 Basic Terms. • Homosexuality: A Sexual Orientation where an individual is exclusively attracted to the members of same sex. Often termed as Gay, the term ‘Gay’ is used for Homosexual Males whereas the term ‘Lesbian’ is used for Homosexual Females. • Heterosexuality: A Sexual Orientation where an

In this contemporary society, homosexuality and bisexuality have always been a bone of contention on an international scale. Homosexuality is a “sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or people of one’s own sex”, whilst bisexuality is “person sexually responsive to either of sexes” (Defined by Dictionary.com). They are also being called LGBT, an abbreviation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Those terms respectively distinguish homosexuals and bisexuals based on their gender:

Homosexuality is one aspect where Babas, Maulanas and Priests are united. Baba Ramdev famously quoted “Homosexuality is a disease and can be cured by yoga”. It’s quite ironic taking into consideration how Hindu mythology time and again depicted Gods changing their sex. Shiva bathes in Yamuna to become a Gopi to take part in Raas-Leela. Krishna transformed into Mohini to marry Aravan (Son of Arjun) in Mahabharata to fulfil his last wish. Arjun became a Eunuch for a year due to a curse. Om Prakash

however, the “facts” presented by either side are rooted in myths. Homosexuality is no exception to this acceptance and scrutiny, whether through legitimate or fallacious claims. However, in the case of homosexuality, even after all the myths and fallacies are erased from both sides, homosexuality should still become a more culturally acceptable phenomenon. Proponents of homosexual marriage often argue that homosexuality

Homosexuality is a polemic topic that people are either supporting it, or against it. As years go by, the term “marriage” has been evolving continuously in its meaning. The change in people’s attitude and mindset reconstructed the definition, allowing people to be more open-minded about basic human right – love. It is clear that even though same-sex marriage has gained a foothold across the world, Singapore still lags behind. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently commented that Singapore is not

Thus, there are children who become aware of their preferences through the process of growing up. Being convinced that homosexuality is something wrong and condemned through the media, outside opinions and literature they read, these children are more likely to hide their sexual orientation from the society thinking there is something wrong with them. That surely can lead to

Homosexuality is defined as the sexual relationships between members of the same biological sex. Typically, it stands for social relationships between men, while lesbianism stands for relationships between women (Collins Dictionary Of Sociology, 2006). Recognizing one’s sexual orientation is an integral process that can happen throughout the whole life (Floyd and Bakeman, 2013). Origin of homosexuality is always debated. Kahn (1995) thinks that homosexuality is affected by upbringing of one, while

In the early 1970s, the Chicago Sun Times reportedly called the first gay pride parade “…just a bold but loosely organized stream of activist and drag queens who marched along the sidewalk …shouting and vamping for gay rights.” This statement reflected society’s view of homosexuals as "drag queens", a term traditionally used to imply a male who acts with exaggerated femininity. While “drag” is commonly associated with homosexual males, those who participate in drag actually vary in gender, class

Homosexuality Homosexuality, liking the same sex, has existed throughout human history. In today’s society heterosexuality, liking the opposite sex, is considered the “norm”. On the other hand, homosexuality is considered deviant or unnatural. So why do some believe that homosexuality is deviant? Who decides what is considered deviant? Functionalists, conflict theorist, and interactionist all have different views and focus on different parts of society and its people. What is deviance? Deviance

Welcome to the twenty-first century where fingers are ruthlessly pointed at individuals primarily for being different. This generation is no different from the generation of 1692 during the Salem Witch Trials. As human beings, people allow fear to take over and negatively impact their actions. Just as in The Crucible, people miraculously imprisoned and executed innocent citizens because of the fear that they were witches. Shirley Jackson explains how, “We have exactly the same thing to be afraid

Homosexuality has a long history in Japan, of at least a thousand years. Yet it was only in more modern timew that lesbianism was more visible. Indeed, todays Japan mixes elements of the indigenous traditions with Western opinions about the sexual identity while at the same time being home to one of the most diverse and dynamic holebi-cultures in Asia. The Japanese world of entertainment has long supported or tolerated overt gay, transgender and transsexual amusement within the context of an enormous

complex; however, society often looks at it in a very simplistic way. For centuries homosexuality has been a taboo topic, especially because of the lack of information on it. Society has expressed that homosexuality was unnatural and in the mid-1900s the DSM categorized homosexuals as having a psychological condition. The DSM, an abbreviation for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, regarding homosexuality, has attracted controversy and criticism over the years and people who belong to

The social argument for homosexuality dates back to the ancient Greeks. Aristophanes, investigates homosexuality, as a desire by men to share a long-term fulfilment of the soul (Heffner, 2003). (Heffner, 2003) continued to state that Aristophanes believed that two souls are longing to be together, and the sexual desire alone is not strong enough to create homosexuality, but that the cultural environment allows or forbids the relationship to occur. According to (Heffner, 2003) the current debate is

What is homosexuality? Homosexuality is a term designated to describe the tendency to direct sexual desire toward another of the same sex. (Merriam Webster Dictionary). Is homosexuality normal? One of the main arguments that oppose to homosexuality is the fact that it goes against biology itself, for the two genders emerge in order to increase the species’ chance of survival by increasing the biotic potential. The biotic potential the ability of a population of living species to increase under

Homosexuality as a pathology In the 18th century arose to explain the idea of homosexual inclinations as a kind of natural anomaly, a disease (this concept was a special case of Lombroso’s theory: a person is born as a criminal). With the development in the 19th century of clinical psychopathology and psychiatry, homosexuality was understood as a mental disorder. Finally, in the 20th century, the concept of homosexuality as a disease was developed in Hitler's Germany as an understanding of homosexuality

preference, yet agrees that he, “wasn’t born this way”(Ambrosino). The root of the problem does not lie in homosexuality, but in the belief that gay tendencies begin at birth. No scientific justification achieves this argument. In ancient Athens, homosexuality, “was expected,” from males, and even today it plays “an important role,” in New Guinea’s culture (Malory). As for America, the history of homosexuality begins in 1624 when Richard Cornish, “is executed in Virginia,” for , “allegedly,” participating

History Section #2 When looking at history, homosexuality extends back as far as records go. It is not something that simply “sprung up” as if it were a flower in a bare field in the last century or even the century before that. Homosexuality has been around since the beginning of recorded time. Cultures of the past took different views on homosexuality. Contrary to what some may believe, it was not seen as negative or something to be looked down upon by all previous civilizations. Along with this

places. People often tend to treat people who are gay differently because they think it is unnatural. And thus, in order to be able to live like anyone else, they’ll have to lie when talking with people against homosexuality. I would argue, however, that there is nothing wrong with homosexuality; as under the first amendment of the bill of rights, people have the right to freedom of expression which allows people to express their ideas and opinions. In today’s society, we should be able to accept anyone

The Bible, a Christian’s final authority for both belief and behaviour, firmly establishes the fact that the only sexual orientation that is innate is heterosexual. “God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it;" (Genesis 1:28, New American Standard Bible). God was speaking to a man and a woman. It is evident from the scripture that God would not give these instructions to individuals of the same sex, as they would be unable to reproduce