My Perception of Homosexuality

I am a very opened minded person, being open minded allows me to receive criticism and opinions from other people without being disturbed. I believe in a world where everything is changing and new topics are being introduced it is essential to be open minded. This allows for new concepts and ideas to be made in order to advance in the world we are living in today. I believe that if you are not open minded it doesn't let ideas to be passed on, it’s like putting a dam in a river. You stop the flow of ideas, not allowing the world to advance in topics such as in equality. However, i believe that in certain situations it is important to know how to stand your ground and know how to defend your position. I believe i do this, it's important, you're not always going to agree with everybody, such as the way everyone is not going to agree with you.

Throughout the history of humans, people have been having sex. It’s obviously necessary for the continuation of humans as a species. But it definitely hasn’t been for just reproductive purposes. People have been engaging in same-gender sex for probably as long as humans have been around. However, the terms we think of today when we think of different sexual orientations didn’t get coined until the 19th and 20th centuries. And with these terms came huge stigma that still exists today. There are many different sexual orientations that people identify as (including heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, as well as many others); the orientations that do not coincide with what people viewed as normal were originally given classification as mental disorders.

Heterosexism is a term used to describe people who discriminate against gays and lesbians. Throughout history, an intimate relationship between members of the opposite sex was considered the norm, and breaking this norm would make a person deviant. From birth, children are taught certain characteristics on how boys and girls are suppose to behave. Children learn these things from their parents, the schools they attend, and society that they live in. The characteristics that they learn shapes them into what they become when they’re adults. According to Barrie Thorne, “the sociological significance of children’s play is that boys and girls are helping to socialize one another into primary adult gender roles, girls being more concerned with

Nussbaum also believes that the stereotypical portrayal of homosexuals and the homophobia towards homosexuals is created by a disgust and that disgust is is what makes minority groups look inferior to majority groups. Nussbaum believes that “projective disgust plays no proper role in arguing for legal regulation, because of the emotion’s irrationality and its connection to stigma and hierarchy…Disgust, however, often prevents us from looking for those good reasons, creating the misleading impression that the policy has already been well defended. Turning it to legitimize polices” (Nussbaum, 20). Due to the “politics of disgust,” Nussbaum believes that homosexual couples should be given suspect classification unlike the Lawrence v. Texas

This is a argumentative essay against the notions of gender roles portrayed by masculine and feminine traits, from section four of Composing Gender “How Do We Define Sexuality”? The idea that one individual can “feel” masculine or “feel” feminine does not make them a male or female. “Throughout Composing Gender, many readings refer to sexuality as an inevitable part of gender construction, several authors use the terms “heteronormative” and compulsory heterosexuality” to describe a social structure in which the expression of sexuality is seen as normal only.”(Groner, 2014, par.3 p. 184) Your gender is

Its undeniable that one of the many hot topics now a days is homosexuality/sexual orientation and like any sort of debate of any kind the first response is to clump it into a group thats commonly defined so that everyones on the same ground. The only problem with that is especially for something like sexual orientation trying to clump such a complex concept is unfair because things often get misunderstood or left out because sexual orientation is a lot more than a simple yes/no right/wrong answer.

Although in today’s society, there are topics that can be very uncomfortable and numerous amount of people don’t necessarily think it is vital information unless it proves necessary. One of the most questionable issues among nowadays is homosexuality. God's creatures think that it is a sin or a genetic virus that we have to prevent. Some people believe that it is a personal choice or a right to be different. But on the other hand homosexuality is alive and people should be mindful of the tribal and tribulation that these people have to go through in their lives. The other factor that cannot be ignored is a that the religion we believe in claims that homosexuality to be one of the most unforgivable sins ever, but does religion imply that

I always knew that bisexuals had a stigma that were not necessarily always the best, but being on campus has proven to me that people really do believe in certain stereotypes. I always hoped that I was wrong and that people actually did not believe in the horrid bisexual stereotypes. However, having many encounters and actually bringing it up in conversation made me realize that there are people in the homosexual and hetereosexual community that believe in those stereotypes. People do have the right to form an opinion, however there are some things that a person should not state to someone because someone can get offended.

Human Sexuality is an important facet of our idea of self and who we are in life. The act of human reproduction is undeniably necessary for the continuation of the human race. Whether we choose to practice reproduction as nature intended via coitus between a man and a woman or to parent children that were conceived under unorthodox methods such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization our humanity can only continue to exist if we create more of ourselves. The most socially accepted expression of sexual identity is heterosexuality which is defined as sexual attraction to the opposite sex where sex is defined biologically by the gonads, male genitalia and female genitalia. At the other end of the spectrum are those identified as homosexual defined by same sex attraction or attraction to those who are biologically similar to themselves at the gonadal level. Being human we are aware of the pleasure that can be derived through sexual acts and have evolved to explore this side of our selves at times independent of the desire to procreate. I would argue that this desire is nature’s way of rewarding us for forwarding our genetics to future generations and that it is indeed quite natural to explore our desire for pleasure via sexual conduct. However as humanity has developed social influences, such as religion and the idea of what is normal, have demonized those possessing

Queer theory looks at the kinds of social structures and social constructs which define our ideas about sexuality as an act and sexuality as identity. As an academic field, queer theory examines how notions of hetero/homosexuality have historically being defined and how various cultures as well as periods have enforced ideas about what kinds of sexuality are normal and immoral.

Other studies conducted suggest that homosexuality might be base on difference in the brain structure of homosexual and heterosexual males. In 1991, Simon LeVay, a researcher at salks institute for biological studies in San Diego, found that an area of the brain called INAH-3 was larger in heterosexual men as in homosexual men [6]. INAH-3 is a small cell cluster in the hypothalamus that is involve regulating male sex behavior. LeVay’s finding provided clues that prove that sexual attraction to some extent might be biological. Other studies following levay’s study suggest that homosexuality might be base on genetic. It is believe that “gay gene” is passed from mother tho son.

even though sexuality can be considered universal, the sexual behaviors affiliated with it offer different attitudes in various communities. Sexuality is aligned to sexual attraction where individuals can identify themselves with a broad range of sexuality that is bisexual, gay or being lesbian. Sexuality can change over time in a person depending on the circumstances surrounding him or her. It may be affected by the social circle and emotional imbalances that may occur in an individual. Interestingly there exists sexual inequality among many societies in the world. As observed, many societies encourage men to have multiple sex partners but forbid it in women. Moreover, pre-marital sex is promoted in men, but women are flaunted if they participate in pre-marital sex. Across the globe, Western Europe has embraced certain norms in sexuality such as homosexuality whereas African society embraces a negative attitude towards the same.

On July 20th, 2005 Canada became the first country outside of Europe to give same-sex couples the legal right to marry. This was a huge benchmark in North America, because same-sex couples now shared equal rights with straight couples (Makarenko, 2007). There are many events within society that lead to this legalization, such as the unjust imprisonment of Everett Kilppert. Society’s view of homosexuals has changed drastically since the 1960’s, when homosexuality was an incriminating offence, according to Makarenko. This criminalization was irrational and unfair, and thus created conflict within society. This conflict made it difficult for society to function properly, which is why this change in society can be analyzed using functionalism.

It is a sad sight indeed to walk throughout our magnificent towns and cities and find our eyes settle upon blights of the landscape. These childless, unnatural, and frightening “people”, who turn a keen eye upon those of the same sex, are a smudge upon our otherwise immaculate canvas. Many of those who count their profession amongst science have shined a privy light upon this queer behavior, and their findings are quite consistent, specifically that there is something not quite “right” with such folk. Yet, this deviant behavior has not gone unnoticed. In overwhelming fashion, “normal” people have come out in droves to combat this bizarre section of our society. It must be inferred, therefore, that homosexuality is, to phrase it quite

I’m gay. The words that can ruin a relationship or better one, but as much as you hope for the positive reaction, it can also be the negative. All my life I’ve been running from my truth, and never confronting it. I was raised by two loving and caring parents, yet I’ve always known at the end of the day that love could disappear. I always feared the day to tell my parents about my sexuality, and even writing this essay gets me nervous. My parents were both raised catholic, and have very strict views on the world and that includes the idea that heterosexuality is the norm. I didn’t start thinking about my sexuality until I was around twelve, and I was dating a girl for two years whom I became close to, but I never shared an attraction towards her. We bonded like best friends, but there was never much of a romantic side to our relationship. I never found this weird I just continued until I began to get harassed by my own soccer team about not having any kind of romantic side to my relationship with the girl. My soccer team became violent, and never let go the fact that I wasn’t interacting the way “men” should be interacting towards a woman. The soccer team then made sure I left the team, and one of my teammates tripped me which caused my leg to twist. After being able to recover I quit the team, and quickly I became depressed and attempted my dance with death, but my mother walked in the room before I could harm myself any further. This alerted her to speak to the