They also believed that a gay person is committing a sin and would burn in hell for having a sexual experience with a person of the same sex. (Rathus, Nevid & Fichner-Rathus, 2005) Until recently, some religions would perceive the male on male and female on female sexual interaction as inappropriate. Then, consider the cross cultural viewpoints and according to the text, it appears that there are some cultures that are more accepting to this. The New Guinea is one of the cultures that are more excepting to the view of homosexuality. In this culture the young
Homosexual Males in Low Socioeconomic Status Annie Williams Diversity and Oppression in the Social Work Context (SWG 533) October 12, 2012 Introduction Society chooses to see homosexual males as femenine, which is the predominant portrayal from the dominant culture. Due to this stereotype, it might be difficult for them to obtain certain jobs. Homosexual males are thought to be delicate and artistic. It is a common misconception that the majority of jobs that are held by homosexual males are in design or domestic in nature. This is how society and the media choose to view the homosexual community.
Despite the increase in acceptance of homosexuality many Americans still view homosexuality as morally wrong. The degree of sexual orientation is key to one’s self-definition. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals are diverse and varied among cultural background, ethnic or race identity, age, income, and place of residence. Research on transgender populations has never been adequate being that most studies misrepresent the transgender populations by including gender-nonconformist individuals such as gay or lesbians peoples who’s gender identity is clearly distinct from their sexual orientation. Other studies have ignored a range of individuals who identify as
Homosexuals are not hurting anyone by being homosexual, so why such hostility? It is people that cannot see the good in deference that make this world an ugly place. Live and let live someone once said, but some people are hell bent on a superior way of being and
This reading was about the viewpoints of heterosexuals who feel and question if homosexuality should be eliminated. Many do not feel that this is a way of life, and this reading proved the viewpoints of many who see homosexuality as a disease, immoral, lecherous, or anti-social. Even though those who do not agree or approve with homosexuality, they stand it. Throughout this reading, it talks about how society deals with homosexuality, trying to cure it when, really, society is just making it worse. Society makes it clear their disapproval of homosexuality, but tries to punish it in a way that does not begin to “cure” it at all.
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell or Ignorance is Bliss Homosexuals have faithfully served in the military since its very beginnings. But this fact does not matter to people who oppose the full integration of homosexuals into the military. Many reasons have been cited, but there has been little proof offered to substantiate these reasons. Colonel Roland D. Ray of the United States Marine Corps is the author of Gays: In or Out. In the section titled, “The Reality of Homosexuality and its Lifestyles,” Ray states, “Many homosexuals engage in sexual practices that are virtually unknown among heterosexuals.” After checking the front cover to determine if this book was written in this century, I found it difficult to believe Ray felt he could effectively speak for the entire heterosexual world when he made this statement.
People have choices and you are who you are by the choices you make and the experiences you have in life. In a study using identical twins to prove homosexuality is not genetic, Dr. Neil Whitehead states, “The predominant things that create homosexuality in one identical twin and not in the other have to be post-birth factors”. Dr. Whitehead believes same-sex attraction (SSA) is caused by “non-shared factors”, things happening to one twin but not the other, or a personal response to an event by one of the twins and not the other. Hyperactivity is a disorder caused by genetics and/or environmental factors. If a mother abuses drugs or alcohol when pregnant, the baby will be more likely to be born with certain disorders like hyperactivity.
Their sexual orientation should not be a basis to discriminate or prevent them from accessing all the benefits enjoyed by married couples. Some of these benefits include recovery benefits and joint leases. Forcing adults in civil unions to use separate establishments from those of heterosexuals is also discriminatory. Research has shown that homosexuality in most cases is not a choice but a natural orientation that makes people of the same sex want to relate in a similar way that married couples do. It is not easy to change things which are natural.
Assignment: Historical and Scientific Perspective on Homosexuality PSY/265 Historical and Scientific Perspective on Homosexuality I believe that the historical and scientific perspectives in the text have shaped the way that gay individuals may perceive themselves in that they give these particular individuals different views of other people and the way that they look at gay people and their chosen lifestyle. The cross-cultural perspective is one perspective that gives gay individuals the perspectives from different cultures and the way that they view and think of the gay sexual orientation. While some cultures believe that gay relationships between two individuals of the same sex is wrong, some other cultures believe that it
A great many have no personal stake in the rights of a group such as homosexuals, perhaps no knowing any, so are less inclined to fight on their side. These people, who may not have a particular objection to an issue such as gay marriage, tend to err on the side of what is generally perceived as “good”. This could derive from simply wishing to follow the status quo, or not to rock the boat. With no direct attachment to a cause, they have no motivation to go out and support it. Others who do support the efforts for equality are often forced side with the religious right for fear of the repercussions that such a solid, motivated power base can bring to bear.