Homosexuality and psychology

An article analyses of Is homophobia associated with homosexual arousal? Adams, Henry E.; Wright, Lester W.; Lohr, Bethany A. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 105(3), Aug 1996, 440-445. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.105.3.440 I. Introduction The main issue that was investigated by Henry E. Adams, Lester W. Wright, Jr., and Bethany A. Lohr was to examine how heterosexual men who self -disclosed as objectors to homosexual individuals physically responded to same-sex arousal; there was also…

Same-sex marriage is one of the most controversial yet sensitive topics that have been discussed around the world. Politicians often hold debates on this subject trying to decide whether it should be legal for same sexes to be married. It is often viewed as being wrong by religious people because marriage is portrayed as a woman and man uniting, not woman to woman or man to man. Although there are many people say that banning same-sex marriage is an act of discrimination against homosexual…

Averett, P., Hegde, A., & Smith, J. (2015). Lesbian and gay parents in early childhood settings: A systematic review of the existing research literature. Journal of Early Childhood Research. There are no significant differences in the academics of children in lesbian and gay households; however children’s social adjustments are affected because of their home school relationship. For the past 20 years or so, schools have incorporated basing things regarding the equality of the LGBT community,…

a test where they see if bisexuals men are more aroused toward men, when he saw that they are, he threw away the word bisexuals into the garbage and proclaims that bisexuality does not exist. Through my studies in my Intro to Psychology class I have learned that homosexuality has a biological basis and is not total factor of social factors (Jane Payton 2011). So why can’t biasexuality or asexuality be it too? If as a homosexual, one was told that part of him or her is not real when there has…

Same Sex Adoption There are over 78,000 children in Canada’s welfare system, with over 30,000 looking for a loving home. Same sex couples in Canada are able to adopt and provide children homes, so why is it still a controversial topic? In Canada, anyone of any race, religion or sexual orientation is allowed to adopt as long as they have a loving safe home for the child, but in other countries such as Russia, they have strict laws against gay couples adopting. Is it because it is better for a…

Psychologists believe being homosexual is a mental disorder or diseases, but people who are homosexual do not believe it is a disorder or disease, but it is a part of them that cannot be change even with treatment. According to the article "Homosexuality Cannot Be 'Cured '" by Casey Sanchez, he quoted "There is simply no sufficiently scientifically sound evidence that sexual orientation can be changed" (Sanchez). With regards to the issue concerning conversion therapy, there is no program that…

He used three sections of an introductory psychology class as subjects. One section was given no information, one section viewed a film and heard a lecture, and one section experienced a Gay and Lesbian 4 speaker panel by a gay and lesbian group on the campus. Using an analysis of covariance controlling…

Within the United States of America there is a large controversial topic in debate that has been around for over one hundred years, sexual education in schools. There are two main sides within this debate where people are either for comprehensive sexual education or for abstinence only sexual education. Each type of curriculum has its own support for why it should be taught; one of these two methods has had terrible results to show for its teachings. Informing teenagers of sex can include…

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…

homosexuals are the result on how they accept, support or judge them. In other words, someone who has a close relationship with a homosexual views them differently or not at all (Bramlett 13). She proves, “Most religious traditions preach against homosexuality, suggesting that people do not hear fully supportive messages concerning gay couples from leaders and church members” (Bramlett 16). Bramlett also confirms that anyone who practices religious traditions influence the opinion on same sex…