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Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.
WHAT IS HOMOSEXUAL
Paraphrase:
Homosexual is an attraction between two the same sex or gender.
Adam, Barry (1987). The Rise of a Gay and Lesbian Movement, G. K. Hall & Co. ISBN 0-8057-9714-9
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"Homosexuals are dangerous as teachers or youth leaders because they try to get sexually involved with children" or that "Homosexuals try to play sexually with children if they cannot get an adult partner."
FACTS ABOUT HOMOSEXUAL
Survey says during 1989, They see homosexual people as threat or dangerous to society especially to children because they conclude that if a homosexual cannot find a partner so therefore they
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Some people see homosexuality and bisexuality as a choice that a person makes. However, many modern scientists have theorized that homosexuality is not a choice. The causes of homosexuality are not all understood, but genetics and the effects of prenatal hormones (when a baby is growing in its mother) and environment are sometimes thought to be causes.
Causes of homosexual
Some say that it is a choice why homosexual people exist. However, some scientists says it’s not by choice but rather its genetics, also it’s the effects of the baby while it’s still developing to its mother’s womb, and some says it’s the people or environment that surround us why therefore homosexual people exist.
Friedman, Samantha (June 2013)
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Most scientific organizations also believe that homosexuality is not a choice, that biology plays some role. The National Mental Health Association says, “Most researchers believe sexual orientation is complex, and that biology plays an important role. This means that many people are born with their sexual orientation, or that it’s established at an early age.”
WHAT CAUSES
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Most researcher somehow find the sexual orientation is complicated, so consequently, the biology plays an important role. In short, many people are born with their sexual orientation or our sense of personal and social identity based on those attractions, or that is acquired at an early age.
By Kathy Belge, Lesbian Life Expert
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Karl Heinrich Ulrichs first wrote about the concept of homosexuality in 1864, and Karoly Maria Kertbeny coined the actual word in 1869. The word “homosexual” was coined and used in what may be seen as a struggle for “homosexual rights” in Germany to eliminate state proscriptions against homosexual practices. The word was first used by homosexuals themselves, and then by the medical community to describe what they were seeing in individuals.
WHEN WAS THE WORD HOMOSEXUAL INVENTED?
It was Karoly Maria Kertbeny who first coined the word “homosexual” in 1869. The word homosexual then first used by homosexuals themselves, and then the medical group to define what they were seeing in
Sexuality and gender are often confused in society. Women and men have biological differences; from these differences societal establishments are created within a community, culture, and or race. In the article “Dude, Where’s Your Face?”, Brandon Miller presents a study in which the social networking profiles of male homosexuals represent themselves and how they depict partner preferences. As a result, it brings up the discussion whether this population of people is trying to fit in with societal norms.
Whether it be, homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual, or asexual. Homosexual is defined as a person who is sexually attracted to people of his/her own sex. Heterosexual is best defined as one who is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex. Bisexuality is a romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior toward both males and females. Being asexual is having without sexual feelings or associations with another.
Stephanie Camberos Mrs. Ybarra Phil 1C 21 October 2016 Unnatural by society or Nature? Being in favor of homosexuality, John Corvino brings up several arguments and counter arguments as to why homosexual sex is deemed as unnatural in our society. Is it unnatural because majority of society chooses to portray it in such a way or is it unnatural for nature related reasons? John Corvino in this reading discussed both sides when viewing homosexual sex as “unnatural”.
Although there is no evidence to support this hypothesis it even influenced UK Legislation from 1988 until 2003 , banning state schools from teaching children about homosexuality. This legislation was brought into act when homosexuality was against many social norms due to the increase in the HIV/AIDS virus, this legislation was therefore seen as an attack on the LGBT community. Freud's psychoanalytic theory also attempted to explain homosexuality Freud believed that the root of all behaviours were due to our unconscious minds therefore homosexuality can be due to negative childhood experiences such as a negative relationships these experiences are then repressed in our unconscious mind. Freud stated these male homosexuality could be caused due to a father being distant from his son or closeness to a mother. Overall, psychoanalytic theory suggests that our behaviour is influenced by two motivations that ultimately create conflict within an individual the “Thanatos” creates aggression, sadism and our fear or death,
The 1920s were changing times and with people becoming more open about who they were, the idea of homosexuality began to become more widespread. However, that did not mean that homosexuality was in any way accepted by society. Doctors and psychologists believed that there was something wrong with people who identified as homosexual and there was a way to “fix” them. The doctors underwent studies attempting to classify and categorize these people based on their human behavior. Havelock Ellis was a physician and psychologist who discussed a phenomenon known as “sexual inversion.”
A person’s sexuality shapes a human being, and defines who they are. Sexuality is an idea that society has struggled with for decades to define and accept. Early America viewed sexuality in black and white, and did not understand that individuals can be attracted to the same sex, and etc. As society slowly starts to become more accepting to sexuality and peoples’ different sexual orientations, it is interesting to think about where we started. The four factors that shaped early America views on sexuality were race, gender, religion, and class.
Do you think being gay is an option or is someone born that way? I 'm here to talk about someone who is trying to figure out feelings dealing with options. The author of The Gay Option, Stephanie Farmington tells us that she wrote a letter explaining her being gay and how she feels that it 's optional. This is important because it allows the reader to know what the just of the article will be about. Starting with the letter impacts the reader to an extent were they kind of feel sorrow for the Author.
Homosexuality, at this point, was regarded as a mental illness. Many had to hide their identity to avoid being made fun of and even imprisonment. Many police forces used young, undercover cops to try and get a confession out of homosexuals. During World War II, about 250,000 women signed up for the army. Many lesbians joined to meet other women and do men’s
This is a community who has had lost many lives as well. It is a community who has been bullied and due to the result of being bullied many have decided to commit suicide, another reason for committing suicide has been because they have not been accepted by family and friends. Not everything in the gay community is sad or has negative consequences there are also some
Some argue that nurture affects an individual’s sexuality, or sexual preference, while
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?
Substitute the word “gay” in any of those cases, and the terms suddenly become far less loaded, so that the ring of disapproval and judgment evaporates. Some gay rights advocates have declared the term off limits. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance against slander, or Glad, has put “homosexual” on its list of offensive terms and in 2006 persuaded The Associated Press, whose stylebook is the widely used by many news organizations, to restrict use of the word. Miss Suhashini a, lecturer of Phycology Department at UTAR who was currently doing research about LGBT has looked at the way the term is used by those who try to portray gays and lesbians as deviant. What is most telling about substituting it for gay or lesbian are the images that homosexual tends to activate in the brain, she said.
Homosexuality was declared to be a pathological disease in the late 1800’s and so people who engaged in this kind of behavior was seen to be rather sick than immoral Many studies have been conducted to determine if sexual orientation is determined at birth or if it is a product of culture and society. Ellis (1901) submitted that an individual was born with their own tendencies to gravitate towards a certain gender and even made note that these kind in particular were able to contribute greatly to society. Sigmund Freud in his Psycho Analytic Theory posits that “all individuals were born with bisexual tendencies and heterosexuality and homosexuality both arose from early childhood interactions with their parents or other individuals.” This paper submits that sexual orientation is not determined at
This youths experienced of estrangement from their family and friends, invisibility and harassment at school that may cause a mental ill-health, dropping on their school, and homelessness. This discrimination affects the equal access to key social goods, such as employment, health care, education and housing of the LGBT people. And they also experienced marginalization in the society that leads to them of being vulnerable group(Subhrajit,
Issues like these may well be controversial, being based on an individual 's creed and principles. After researching for months about homosexuality, I came to a conclusion that the homosexuals should be treated no less than the heterosexuals. What the antagonists of homosexuality say are: it is unnatural; it is against the divine will of God, it runs counter to the tradition and more. Occasionally someone would bring up a "real" problem but most of the claims by the opposing side stand on the basis of a highly subjective valuation.