Heterosexuality

This study examined the correlation that exists between cognitive flexibility and sexual identity. The researchers, Julie Konik and Mary Crawford aimed to answer the call for representation of sexual minorities within psychological research to learn more about the psyche of socially outnumbered groups. Based upon past research that suggested a possible positive correlation between homosexuals and normative creativity, Konik and Crawford formulated the hypothesis which proposed that homosexual…

Paragraph 1: The topic of this article poses the question of whether homosexuality existed in the ancient world. In One Hundred Years of Homosexuality and Other Essays on Greek Love by David Halperin, Halperin, reflects the long and persisting controversy between sexual categories like gay and straight (Halperin, p. 41). The dispute consists in that the term “gay” is perceived as equally acceptable as the term “straight.” For this reason, Halperin exposes the positions of Essentialist and…

Within this blog, I will present five arguments that claim why homosexuality is wrong. The arguments that will be found within this blog are as follows. Homosexuality is wrong because it is unnatural, harmful, and it serves as a threat to the traditional family. Additionally, the last two arguments that will be found are, homosexuality is condemned by religion and various religious text and homosexuals males act like females and homosexuals women act like males. Also, within this paper, you…

John Corvino provides many different arguments in support of sexually active homosexual relationships. Corvino’s following arguments support his thesis, that there is no moral objection based on biblical teaching or naturality to participate in a sexually active same sex relationship. Some of the many arguments Corvino provides state that acts cannot be moral or immoral based on: what is disgusting, unnatural, practiced in other species or proceeds from innate desires. The final argument Corvino…

“Using “queer” or “gay” as insults, or “having balls” (but not ovaries) as a metaphor for courage.” (Allen G. Johnson 60). How many times have you said one of the statements above, to be funny or as an insult? It is not funny or an insult. It is s a real problem, the problem of putting someone against themselves for who they are, that’s been happening since the 1950s. Gender inequality is just one of the problems, we are also facing inequality through race and class. We are experience class…

Sexual orientation is ones sexual identity in accordance to their sexual and erotic affections and attractions. According to Garnets, “sexual orientation is determined by multiple influences, including a wide range of sociocultural factors.” (Garnets 297) She notes that you must incorporate these factors including race, gender, and class when you consider one’s sexual identity instead of examining it alone. These factors play an enormous role in the portrayal of sexual orientation in film. This…

One of the mostly wildly disagreed upon moral topic of our time is that of Homosexuality. It can be interesting to discuss the different viewpoints, the first view point will be that of Kant and his Categorical Imperative. In Kantian metaphysics, it is stated that one can never know the thing as it truly is in itself, which was called the “noumena”, he also stated that one can only see events as they directly appear to humans, this then makes it impossible for man to make any metaphysical…

Tom’s sexuality in the story from chapter one to chapter twelve appears to be unclear whether he is gay or not. However, looking at the relationship between Dickie and Marge as a couple, and the relationship between Tom and Dickie as friends, one can quickly notice that Tom is making a lot of efforts to get Dickie’s attention not as a friend but as lover, he wants Dickie to be open with his feelings, and hopes that he is also in love with him as well, since Tom hopes this to be a mutual feelings…

In our twenty-first century world the term queer is widely understood to mean homosexual. In addition the term queer desire is generally thought of as literally being the desires of either gays or lesbian individuals. In one sense this is very much true, however it is utterly simplistic and under-reaching. It would be a mistake overlook the array of other meanings in which the term queer can be applied. Before queer became a signifier of a person’s sexual orientation queer meant (and still…

homophobia is defined as "aversion to gay or homosexual people and their behavior lifestyle or culture" by the American heritage dictionary in 1992. homophobia is discrimination and hate and opposition of homosexuals that leads to prejudice views and treatment towards them this ideology historically routes from homosexuality being seen as a non-conformity tomorrow and harming toward society influencing I sentiment against gay individuals including lesbian bisexual and any sexuality that seems…