Issue of homosexuality in our contemporary societies has been a hot debate towards its acceptance, tolerance and legalisation between National States and its people. In our own continent Africa, those who offer traditional interpretations consider these phenomenon as un-African, despite its documented existence in ancient era being conducted particularly by the Pharaohs of Egypt and among the Meru’s of Kenya. Others reject homosexuality basing on religious grounds that God created man and woman.
By definition Homosexuality is a sexual desire or behaviour which is channelled directly to a person of one’s own gender. Various societal groups faces challenges of social cohesion disintegration due to indifferences in opinions pertaining how they
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Although behavioural boundaries between the sexes may vary culturally, male persons are clearly differentiated from female persons; and progeny is assured by normative societal rules which correlate male and female gender roles with sexual behaviour, marriage, and the family. There is a general expectation in every society that a majority of adult men and women will cohabit and produce the next generation. Social pressure is thus applied in the direction of marriage. The general rule is that one should not remain single.
Indian view towards homosexuality
Cross-gender behaviour is accepted in other societies because it is believed that some supernatural event makes people that way prior to birth, or that the behaviour is acquired through some mystical force or dream after birth. In India, for example, the following belief exists about the Hijadas, cross-gender behaving males thought to be impotent at birth who later have their genitals removed, according to the hijadas one does not just become one by choice but it is something that comes through a dream or when meditating that they should take the route of being a hijada in life. (J.M. Carrier,
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Pederasty was the most common form of same-sex relationships between males in Greece was "paiderastia" (pederasty) meaning "boy love". It was a relationship between an older male and an adolescent youth. A boy was considered a "boy" until he was able to grow a full beard. In Athens the older man was called erastes, he was to educate, protect, love, and provide a role model for the boy, whose reward for him lay in his beauty, youth, and promise. The age limit for pederasty in ancient Greece seems to encompass, at the minimum end, boys of twelve years of age. To love a boy below the age of twelve was considered inappropriate, but no evidence exists of any legal penalties attached to this sort of
In Nella Larsen’s novel, The Passing, Irene Redfield is an outgoing Harlem woman. She opens a letter from Clare Bellew, who is married to a white man who does not know that his wife is black. Clare insists that she is lonely, isolated as she is from her own people, and she asks Irene to meet her again. Irene recalls her encounter with Clare in Chicago two years prior, in Clare’s home, she and another light-skinned black woman had been forced to listen to attacks about black people delivered by Clare’s racist husband. Now, Irene understands that Clare wants to use her in order to enter the Harlem society, although still pretending to be white, she can be with her own race.
In the 1920s, homosexuals were widely accepted. The author of a popular play about homosexuality, Mae West, was an early advocate of gay rights. In the 1930s, the public didn’t want to deal with homosexuality in the actors, so they forced them to retire or keep their sexuality private. Homosexuals would not be accepted again until the 1960s. In the 1930s, life was harsh for homosexuals.
Remaining chaste as a personal choice, rather than a societal one, gives them control over their own
The status of homosexuals in America during the 1960s underwent a monumental change in the span of a decade, as a topic rarely discussed in the mainstream due to its status as a taboo in American society, deemed sinful and "aberrant", stretching all the way back from America 's puritanical root. In reality, the major victories homosexuals gained were not vast and opportunities for homosexuals were limited by discrimination without federal protection, yet was unique in the way this liberation movement sought to bring homosexuality to the public attention as normal, not as a deviant or "sinful" way of life, and permitted homosexuals, as a group, to express their homosexuality openly as a form of protest. This liberation movement for homosexuality would arise near the end of the 1960s as a surprise
Sexuality is one of those feelings that you are born with. Different cultures and religions have their own definition of sexuality. It's not something that you choose, it's a natural physically, emotional, and sexual attraction to male, female, or even both. For centuries it is believe by some cultures that if you weren't heterosexual then you have a mental disease and considered abnormal. Foucault believed that power is persuasive, multi-faced, and is not already planned.
Some societies may even punish one for being homosexual because it violates their social norms. While gay rights have improved over the years and people are more accepting than they use to be, we still have countries like Saudi Arabia and other middle eastern countries along with Nigeria and a few other African countries that execute people for just loving someone of the
3.2) A social/public issue affecting youth in South Africa, or in any part of the world: Moral, religious and legal attitudes are definite interferences with sexual behavior as well as an ostensible insight of the medical and psychological aspects of homosexuality. This phenomenon is possibly much less destructive of social aspects of our society and culture than is commonly believed, since it is actually more prevalent than is generally acknowledged. Homosexuality is most likely a result of hormonal and undoubtedly social and psychological factors.
Who are you? Do you define yourself as man or woman? How do you know? Born biologically male/female, do you know how to behave in a masculine/feminine way? Of course you do!
Ancient Romans had no regard for gender or age when it came to who one preferred to have sex with. A common practice in Roman society resulting from this lack or regard for the age of one’s sexual partner’s was pederasty, a cross generational relationship between two males. The ideal young male partner was in early adolescents, between the ages of 12 and 14 years old. Once the boy began to acquire facial hair and grow a full beard they were no longer considered to be desirable.
Joey Cho Mrs. Middleton English 10 17 October 2016 Persuasive Research Essay Outline Introduction LGBT/ same-sex marriage is one of the most heated and controversial debates in our current society. Unlike the past thousands of years whereas marriage was defined as a legal union between a man and a woman, now the concept of marriage has been extended to a broader context. “Homosexuality” in most cultures is viewed as a disgrace, and it is often considered as a great sin from a religious aspect.
Social norms; rules of behavior that are considered acceptable in a group or society. Social norms and tradition often conflict with one another, but they both play a major role in who we are and what we do every day. An individual’s traditions and environment have the most influence on one’s perspective because they often conflict, causing us to question our place in society. Tradition is both familiar and new because tradition changes over time as we change, but it often pulls us one way or another in our life decisions. In “Matrimony with a Proper Stranger” by Miguel Helft many Indian women are happy their arranged marriages but some “are in arranged marriages with abusive husbands.
The issue of "homosexuality" seems to have divided the nation. While the matter is still under sub-judice, the debate over the draconian Section 377 continues in the public sphere. It is now no longer is a legal battle as the debate almost settled legally, but the moral argument continues. Ofcourse it is a vague topic as many advocate for it and a lot of people oppose. The fundamental question is whether anyone cares about the moral argument?
Furthermore, Seidman argues that “sexuality is socially constructed” by explaining that humans are not born sexual, but that sexuality is instead learned throughout the course of their lives. He explains that sexuality originated from Christians when they were confessing their sexual desires to scientists. These scientist then collected this data and created it into a social regulation known as human sexuality. It then became a script to teach us how to act, and designate what is appropriate for our sexual behaviors. For example, in kindergarten, it was okay for me to hold a girl’s hand, but holding a boy’s hand was not okay.
Society and culture shapes human sexuality that is what is interesting to sociologists. There are several levels in societal influences as well on human sexuality which includes macro levels, society as a whole and ethnic groups which could have the impact of one’s sexuality. Social institutions are influenced by social institution, religion, economy, family, medicine also law. Each institution supports “sexual ideology, or discourse, also sexual activity”. Important part of Americans life is religion.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community are a variety of people who belong in the diversified third sex. LGBT Tourism is a segment within the Tourism industry which aims to attract and market locations appealing to the LGBT community. The main objectives of LBGT tourism are; to promote travel services, accommodations and destinations that will fascinate LGBT tourist; propose LGBT-friendly attractions; offering destinations to individuals who wants to travel for socializing with other LGBT people and LGBT travelers who are predominantly focused with cultural and safety issues. What are the preferences of the LGBT Community in determining a tourist attraction? Are they in search for something more specific within the attraction?