Sexual attraction

Growing up in a very conservative state such as Utah, I have grown up knowing that there is a very negative connotation with being a part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Homosexuality is an orientation that is accepted in my family; however, not by the religious communities we lived in. I was often exposed to phrases such as, “homosexuality is a choice” and “you can be cured if you suffer from homosexuality” After much analysis the statements, homosexuality is…

level of sexual pleasure through their five senses. The five senses of sexual arousal are touch, sight, smell, taste, and hearing. As…

According to the book person’s sexual orientation is one’s erotic, romantic and affectional attraction to the same gender, to the other gender or to both. (Pg 370). Questioning is when you go through a period where you’re not sure where you fall in terms of sexual orientation. This is a very confusing time for any young man or women. Someone questioning is someone for whom the question, "Are you gay or lesbian? Are you straight? Are you queer or bisexual? What's your deal?" is one that, at a…

Sexual assault and rape in the United States of America is reaching new epidemic levels and nothing is being done to stop it. Rape kits sit untested and collecting dust all over the United States and it is estimated that the numbers have reached hundreds of thousands. In places like New York City for example, the backlog of untested rape kits by 2003 had reached 17,000. In order to reduce this epidemic, the country must implement harsher punishments and prioritize educational classes earlier…

sexuality and gender identity-focused cultures. The “LGB” or lesbian, gay, and bisexual of LGBT refers to the sexual orientation element of the community. There are three components to sexual orientation: behavior, identity and desire (Ard & Makadon, 2012). The “LGB” or lesbian, gay, and bisexual refers to the sexual orientation element of the community. There are three components to sexual orientation:…

homosexuality, I disagree with D’Emilio’s concept that homosexuality results from a specific time period when capitalism arose, and I would argue that although attractions among same genders appeared uncommon prior to the twentieth century, homosexuality has established long before the development of capitalism. In other words, I believe same-gender attractions develop inherently instead of socially (D’Emilio, 1983, 100). While D’Emilio suggests that gay and lesbian members originated from the…

Introduction During the early stages of foetal development, differentiation of sexual organs begins. When a male foetus is developing, a cascading of genes, beginning with the sex determining gene (the SRY) on the Y-chromosome, causes the foetal gonads to develop; whereas female development depends on an absence of androgens (Bao & Swaab, 2011). Once the process of differentiation of sexual organs is complete, sexual differentiation of the developing brain commences by the permanent organising…

expanding my education, and preferring boys as my playmates. Forced to pinpoint the one moment I knew the sex targeted by my attractions, it would probably be at ten-years-old when I viewed the “Jesse’s Girl” video for the first…

These terms are popular but exclude a lot of sexual orientation in regards to this community. In the discussion they wanted people to list as many sexual orientations that come to mind and try to define what that term meant. I raised my hand and listed lesbians, gay, homosexual, transgender, bisexual. I was correct in my answer but I missed a couple…

"socially accepted" binary concept and it definitely affects my identity. I regard myself as heterosexual and graysexual, which means that I am straight and rarely experience sexual attraction compared to "ordinary" people. I did not know the term until my LGBT friends told me that I may be asexual, those who do experience sexual attraction toward individuals of any gender at all, and after searching on the terms, I figured out that I can be categorised as graysexual. To simply put, I…