Sexual attraction

phenomenon of ‘Homosexuality’ also called as same-sex attraction means that men are sexually or emotionally attracted to men, women are sexually and emotionally attracted to women. According to Lawrence J. Hatter, author of ‘Changing Homosexuality in the Male’ has given this definition: "One who is motivated, in adult life, by a definite preferential erotic attraction to members of the same sex and who usually, but not necessarily, engages in overt sexual relations with them. Homosexuality is…

including a minority of gay people, who maintain that sexuality is a social construct, sexual orientation is a positive lifestyle choice, and that gay people are no more victims of biology than are straight people. I believe that biology heavily influences cognition, emotion, and behavior. It also provides greater opportunity to some individuals than to others for a full range of physical, emotional, sexual, and socio-cultural expression. However, neither we as humans in general nor scientific…

The advertisement uses the snob-appeal as a persuasive technique. This ad persuades the young people to buy their jeans which would enhance their sex appeal. Though there are many sexual ads today in the market but certain ads have a ‘shock’ factor which keeps them etched into the minds of the customers. This ad is particularly memorable because it shows a completely nude women sitting on a leather chair and the jeans have been pulled…

Some Like It Hot: The Temporary Transvestite Movie Billy Wilder’s irreverent slapstick masterpiece, Some Like It Hot, challenges conventional ideas of gender, attraction, and sexuality. The main characters in the film are shown as stereotypical womanizers. They evolve, through very untraditional means of sensitization, into men capable of supporting and sustaining romantic relationships. Their transformation takes place through the use of the temporary transvestite genre. These characters,…

Sexual Orientation can be defined as a person’s sexual identity in relation to the gender to which they are attracted. The enduring pattern of being attracted to people of one’s own sex is known as homosexuality. The topic of homosexuality follows the ‘nature vs nurture’ debate since some individuals believe that it is biological while others oppose by saying that it is a person’s personal choice. In an effort to end this debate, experts of different fields such as psychologists, sociologists,…

heterosexuality, and 3–8% other forms of alternative sexual relationships.[9][11][35][36] Approximately half of the respondents reported being in a relationship, of which 76% were in a relationship with another member of furry fandom.[9] Examples of sexual aspects within furry fandom include erotic art and furry-themed cybersex.[37][38] The term "yiff" is sometimes used to indicate sexual activity or sexual material within the fandom—this applies to sexual activity and interaction within the…

Rick Riordan’s children’s fantasy novel The House of Hades (2013) caused controversy when it was released for the explicit inclusion of the first queer child, Nico di Angelo, in mainstream children’s fantasy. Though Nico had been present in six instalments beforehand, in The House of Hades Nico came out as having feelings for Percy Jackson. Since The House of Hades, Riordan’s novels have featured gay, bisexual, and transgender characters. While queer themes may not be explicit in the rest of his…

The biological theory of the origin of sexual orientation proposes various ideas about the etiology of this sexual behavior. One of the most famous is called the Neurohormonal Theory. For instance, Bailey, Dunne, and Martin describe this theory by saying that “homosexual people have been subject to atypical levels of hormones in development [in the womb], thus causing sex-atypical neural differentiation” (524). In addition, Throckmorton states that “in straight men, the right hemisphere is…

bisexual with role models such as Lavern Cox, Caitlyn Jenner, Jane Lynch, and Neil Patrick Harris. When kids see people in the media being accepted, it allows them to identify with these role models and they begin to accept their feelings of sexual attraction or sexuality. The issue is parents can be far less accepting than the media leading to young kids running away at earlier ages. Younger coming out ages, coupled with parental rejection, lead to…

children in; however, many have claimed that these adults are in unfit to care for children due to their sexual orientation. In the American Foster care system, LGBT couples are viewed as inadequate caregivers to children due to the claims of people who disagree with their differing sexual…