Homosexuality

The authors findings agree with other general findings that illustrate homophobia as a variation of dormant homosexuality, in which the person is either utterly oblivious to or refuses to acknowledge their same-sex urges (Adams, Wright, & Lohr, 1996). Possible limitation is the testing effect in the case of assessing the participant’s aggression led to awareness of…

While it is more common today to see homosexuality in society and media, reception to the notion has not always been positive. In the early 1990s more than 33 percent of gay men and lesbians had reported being victims of interpersonal violence, hate crimes, and discrimination due to their sexual orientations (Parrot, 2008). The media has taken on the challenge of combating widespread homophobia, and seeks to portray characters and lifestyles in which its audience/followers can equally identify…

Homosexuality is one of the most controversial topics our society has an on going debate and whether it should be accepted by society. It is a social problem because the society’s lack of knowledge and understanding about its origin tend to exacerbate the controversy that surrounds natural human desire for affection and intimacy. The unnecessary prejudice, isolation, and ridicule remarks that innocent individuals in our society endure due to our ignorance, apathy, and lack of interest are not…

In Christine Downing’s, “The Myth of Homosexuality” she starts by stating how they have been defined or the objects of this myth instead of being the creator of their own mythology. This leads her into the past of the myth’s origin which to her analysis is fairly short in which homosexuality was created to interpret human sexuality. Prior to the end of the nineteenth century homosexuality did not exist in the sense that these behaviors was understood in a different context. This was thought of…

many movies based on homosexuality, these movies are not a favorites to the majority of society. In movies, homosexuality is less likely to be shown and when it is, it’s mostly a joke, something to feel sorry for, or something to be afraid of. (“Homosexuality in Film”, 1) Hollywood, being a big trendsetter, determines how most heterosexuals look at homosexuals and vice versa. (“Homosexuality in Film”, 1) This type of discrimination molds society’s attitude on homosexuality. Most people are…

societal norm. In a nation that is characterized by such notion, majority of its residents, for example Muslims in Muslim nations, tend to have views against homosexuality. Homosexuality is not viewed as a societal norm and not falling into the gender binary views. It’s the religious leaders from these nations that are more likely to oppose homosexuality, thus, influencing the rest of the community creating such an ideal of all Muslims all over the world. Survivalist countries are still at the…

In the latest half century, Homosexuality social movements were all over the world. Traditional concept of “A man and a woman” have been challenged. There are people who believe that it’s every person’s right to choose who they love and who they want to spend their life with, regardless of gender. However, there are also people who think that it isn’t how the natural code works, it is not normal. The biggest suffering choice hits directly to the parents, they are forced to decide what they…

one’s identity, universal, and most importantly, biologically determined. I will specifically focus on how genetic approach, hormones and brain neuroanatomical research, and evolutionary psychology explain homosexuality. A series studies on genetic field have shown…

Homosexuality is a controversial issue in many religious traditions. In the early stages of coming out, rejection of religious tradition is common; but in later stages, when identity acceptance and pride are reached, the need to integrate one’s homosexual and religious identities can became paramount. Sexuality and spirituality are intricately linked. A positive appreciation of one’s sexual orientation is essential to spiritual and psychosocial development. Despite contemporary perceptions that…

This author relates both words and suggesting a distance from the "normal". Until 1973 the APA considered homosexuality as a mental disorder, included within the category of sexual deviants (Rotundo, Nguyen, & Sackett, 2001). Looking at this perspective it is clear that this was a grave error that favored the conceptualization of homosexuality and bisexuality as a disease when today we know clearly that it is not. We must understand that sexual behavior in humans not only…