Homosexuality

Marcus Bachmann, a therapist who runs a Christian counseling place, claimed that homosexuality could be cured. Bachmann stated that homosexuality is both a choice and a threat (Goldberg, 2011). A method called the conversion therapy is a way of curing homosexuality. A conversion therapy aimed to re-assign the sexual orientation of its patient. During 1950s and 1960s, a conversion therapy is done by pressuring its patient to masturbate to a picture of those of the opposite sex whilst they will be…

amplified the other’s presence more. Through the 19th and 20th century, the examination of sexuality morphed from the analysis of physiology to peoples’ object of choice. According to Siobhan Somerville, many people did not even define what homosexuality was before the late 1800s (243). As Halperin writes, the Greeks did not label or identify people by their object choice and many people assumed most men were capable of being sexually aroused by men and boys. They did not yet define themselves…

Assumptions of Homosexuality in 18th Century Composers Phillip Brett begins his article on issues of sexuality in 18th century music with an observation from 20th century composer Virgil Thompson, who noted that no one in music ever talked about homosexuality. This assertion is quickly contradicted with a quote from Havelock Ellis, who states that “It has been extravagantly said that all musicians are inverts.” Ellis uses the dated psychological term “inverts” to refer to those displaying…

focus on the controversial issue of homosexuality, especially in youth, and the problems they encounter, including bullying. The text will look at homosexuality from a social, religious, cultural psychological and utilitarian point of view. Different categories of people have their definitions of homosexuality. It is caused by various factors which will be discussed, including its effects on individual persons and the society at large. Nature of Homosexuality A homosexual male is said to be…

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…

big secret. Homosexuality is just something that happens, why can’t we be fulfilled with that? No, curiosity continues to peer through the curtains and into homosexual society for some fascinating reason. What happens to the world once the genetics of homosexuality is deciphered, then what? When all the research is complied, genes examined and endless, withering studies analyzed and doubled checked, what happens? Will it lead the world truly compassionate and welcomed to homosexuality and its…

For over a century, the question of what “causes” homosexuality has been preoccupying the minds of scientists and scholars alike. Those whose occupations range from medicine to neuroscience to cultural to cultural and behavioral studies. Is sexual orientation a factor we can determine before birth? Or is it something that is influenced your environment and surrounding factors in your life? Do people in the LGBTQIA+ community choose their identity or are they born with it? Many scientists,…

The Catholic Church’s Influence on Homosexuality The influence of the Catholic Church can be seen especially through the effects on the gay community. The Church is a very powerful, well established entity that has over 1.27 billion members. The teachings are very serious to their members. The leaders are involved in a hierarchy where the Pope is on top, then cardinals, archbishops, bishops, and priests. Although there is lacking evidence of explicit hate toward the gay community, there is…

Most people, myself included follow the assumption that everyone we meet is heterosexual. We follow this assumption until we are proven right or we are proven wrong. This assumption is called heteronormativity. It is following the speculation that everyone is straight until proven guilty. It is popularly believed that, “Heterosexuality prescribes what is proper intimacy, who is a proper citizen, and what is a proper family” (Steinbugler 423). It is this quotation that summed up the belief that…

Homosexuals are people who are attracted to the people of the same sex. This includes people who may be lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or intersex otherwise known as the LGBTI community. Australians of diverse sexual orientation, sex or gender identity, aged between 14 and 19 year olds, make up 4.6% of Australia’s population. There has been increasing amount of young adults who identify as a homosexual within Australian society in recent years. Unfortunately, many of these young adults are…