Heterosexuality

society as much as transphobia and homophobia are, or it isn’t present enough in society as transphobia and homophobia for people to know what it is and have an educated opinion. One respondent commented that “I don’t believe that people can fear heterosexuality, or being cis.” Another mentioned that “they aren’t a thing because being cis and heterosexual is already accepted and most [LBGTQIAPD] people are still having a hard time being…

Sexual trauma and early exposure to sexual activity is another argument in the quest to determine the roots to homosexuality. There are so many young girls today that start out with sexual activity at an early age; some as early as ten years old. Over time these young ladies are exposed to sexual activity such as oral sex, group sex, and same-sex gratification. They have allowed themselves to be misused by men, for lack of guidance, and find that blaming the men for their broken hearts is an…

Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behaviour between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same sex. It "also refers to a person's sense of identity based on those attractions, related behaviors, and membership in a community of others who share those attractions. Personal Experience: Experience during internship…

Bisexuality has been an ambiguous sexual identity. Due to the progressive transformation in the history of bisexuality, it has been difficult to distinctively define the term. This has resulted in many debates surrounding the distinctive historical formation of the term. It is necessary for us to comprehend the term bisexuality so that it can stand the test of time especially as the concept gains massive popularity in this day and age. Today, bisexuality is all around us and has become a…

Sexual orientation, what is it? Sexual orientation refers to a person’s emotional, romantic, and sexual attraction to individuals of a specific gender (Sexual Orientation Melinda Ratini DO MS). There are three main types of sexual orientation, heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual sexual orientation. Heterosexual means that one is attracted to the opposite sex(Sexual Orientation Melinda Ratini DO MS). Homosexual is when one is attracted to the same sex(Sexual Orientation Melinda Ratini DO MS).…

Gender and sexuality, two things that are seemingly determined at the moment a person is born. It is naturally assumed and projected onto an individual through societal norms that if an individual is born with a penis they are determined to be a male, and as a male once this individual reaches sexual maturity they should engage in sexual relations only with members of the female sex. The same norms apply for members of the female sex, if one is born with a vagina from the moment of their first…

Over time society has manipulated the meaning of many words. Imagine a word that was simply meant to be a bundle of sticks but as time past it became one of the most hateful words an individual can say to another human being. The word faggot is a very powerful and hateful word that leaves an impression on an individual’s life in both short term and long term time periods. The word faggot came from the word fagot which was from the late thirteenth century England and meant a bundle of sticks.…

Being Queer- The Abominable Crime? Attraction, love, lust, attachment, emotions, relationships, sex, marriages- How are all these words so relatable to us, the Indian society, only when we think of a heterosexual couple. Why is it so hard for us to understand that these exact words apply to every human being irrespective of his sexual preferences. Why is it that we feel like we have the right to judge, criticise and reprimand what someone else does in his/her life. The norms and mindset of our…

Same-Sex and Heterosexual Relationships in Same-sex and Heterosexual “Straight couples may have a lot to learn from gay and lesbian relationships,” Gottman (1) There have been many findings through many research comparing ‘same-sex’ relationships patterns in communication vs. heterosexual. Many of these research like, Gottman and Green, have demonstrated the differences that both topics have in communication in a relationship. Gottman said it, research suggest that same-sex…

Homosexuality is the sexual attraction from one member of the same sex to another member of the same sex that can be found in roughly eight percent of both men and women (Rice et. al). Though this may appear to be counter-productive to the continuation of a species, it is found among many species within the animal kingdom. However it is something that humans as a species have only recently begun to openly acknowledge or understand. Part of this quest for further understanding of homosexuality…