Homosexuality

Homosexuality in Uganda Documentary Reaction In class recently, we have been discussing human rights and how they fluctuate between contrasting states. Particularly in the state of Uganda, an ongoing issue has been impacting and violating the rights of several individuals. This affair is how homosexuality is recognized and the repercussions it is posing on it’s citizens who identify as gay. ‘The World’s Worst Place to be Gay’ is a documentary in which DJ Scott Mills travels to Uganda to…

a1668201 Word Count: What role does nature or biology play in human behaviour? Male Homosexuality One of the earliest debates in psychology, nature versus nurture has been applied to almost every subject of human behaviour, and homosexuality is of course no exception. Whilst attitudes towards homosexuality have certainly shifted over time, there is still no firm scientific or academic consensus on what causes homosexuality in humans (Passer & Smith 2013). Much of this debate has typically been…

Nowadays, most of the people see homosexuality as unnatural, a mental illness, or even a serious sin. However, if we trace back to the period of the ancient Greece, ancient Rome and ancient China, the people at that time had a wider acceptance of homosexuality, and it was every common and popular practice in that society. In this article, I will first state the histories and cultural background of the ancient Greece, ancient Rome and ancient China. Then, I will analyze the Chinese and Western…

of heterosexual people, specifically women, are not. In this essay I will critique only Christianity, the religion I am accustomed to and was raised in. The first half of this essay will be a critique of Christianity’s blatant condemnation of homosexuality from the perspective of a gay person, and the second half will focus on the persecution of female sexuality, and the intertwinement of both marginalized groups that are on the borderlands of religion. Certainly before the rise of Christianity…

Homosexuality is a topic of controversy all around the world. Homosexual individuals are often given fewer rights both socially and legally. Many religions view it as a sin, and some believe it is punishable by death. Islam and Christianity have many similarities and differences on the way they view homosexuality. Studying the differences between the two religions’ viewpoints can help to eliminate violent disagreements between the two and the rest of the world. Christianity as a whole views…

marginalized. According to queer theory, identities are not fixed but rather constantly changing and individual specific. The common belief that queer theory is an approach desperate to find evidence of homosexuality in the past is wrong. In fact, queer theory has little to do with homosexuality and more to do with critiquing normative practice. It deconstructs previous understanding of the self to encompass anything that…

Regarding the sexuality that defies Darwin’s theory of natural selection, what are the hidden genetic factors that influence homosexuality in humankind? Such a question has been delved into and investigated by two researchers who claim they may have what could be considered a revelation. They’re findings reveal that there may be two aspects of our biological creation in play, the first originating from studies conducted on families. The inquiries led them to a variety of families, but the most…

our personality. Nature refers to what you inherit from your parents or your genes. Nurture refers to the environment influences. In the 1950’s, homosexuality was actually considered a mental illness. Finally, after a lot of psychological tests, in 1975 homosexuality was no longer a mental illness. Richard Pilliard’s research discovered that homosexuality is nature, not nurture. “Among the most notable were a series of studies Pillard and J. Michael Bailey, a professor of psychology at…

Sexuality refers to the ‘personalized sexual feelings that distinguished one person from another (my sexuality), while hinting at that mysterious essence that attracts us to each other’ (Weeks 2004, p. 1-31), whereas, ethnicity can be defined “not only of somatic or physical (racial) differences, but also of differences in language, religion, region, or culture” (Nagel 2000). This essay will emphasis on how ethnicity has moulded sexuality in diverse ways in different communities. Firstly, social…

support for a biological basis for homosexuality. Findings have supported a genetic contribution at least as regards male sexuality, but evidence has been conflicting as to whether there is a link to one or more specific chromosomes. Other biological causes have also been explored, but the debate has continued over whether homosexuality is biologically based or a choice. This paper will include a brief look at the history of research on a biological basis for homosexuality. Even this short…