The research also extends the concept of the “double closet” in which the participants actually felt more conformable with their identity as homosexual males versus wealthy males (Hokemeyer, 2009). It would be interesting to find out if Low-SES homosexual males also identify more with being homosexual or being poor. Does being homosexual keep them from achieving all of their goals emotionally, personally and professionally? As is well known, problem of violence against homosexuals is so pervasive that they were a specifically identified group when the United States Congress ordered
The topic that we are focusing upon is diversity in sexuality. Within this topic I will be outlining discrimination against homosexuals and also strategies to potentially stop the discrimination against gays and lesbians. This issue is definitely a sensitive topic to talk about, not everyone agrees and each person has their own opinion and views. Even by talking about this issue in class discussions you can see that some are more open minded and accepting of homosexuals then others, and they do somewhat get thought upon differently because of their sexuality. Most elderly people have been brought up to disagree with people liking the same sex because of the way they have been raised throughout their childhood.
Males typically have more of a hard time with society when they are homosexual than females. As stated in the video, it is easier for a girl to be homosexual because society would view her as a “tomboy”. Being homosexual attracts attention in every way whether it could be good or bad. Some people will accept the fact and some people will disagree completely. People believe in traditions and learn from what they see from everyday life, so when heterosexuals encounter a homosexual individual it is something different that interferes with their beliefs that they will not
The results of the survey showed that the overwhelming majority of abusers and victims who were involved in verbal and controlling form of domestic violence were homosexual partners. These forms of control, although common in heterosexual battering cases, have much different technique in same sex cases. One example of controlling aggression includes threatening to exploit, or “out” their partner’s sexuality, if they are still in the closet. If the victim is still in the closet, and afraid to admit their sexuality to their family or the community, this becomes a powerful tool for the aggressor, because if the victim cannot reach out to their family, or friend, due to the fear of coming out, the victim would also never report their abuser to the police for the same reasons. The fear of an aggressor “outing” their victim varies between lesbian and gay couples (Messinger, 2011, p.2233).
In order to understand homosexuality, you must understand full what it is. Homosexuals are attracted to their same sex. However, with that said this does not mean that the gay man wants to be a woman or the gay woman wants to be a man. Most are satisfied in their own body and they are just intimate with a person of their own sex. (Rathus, Nevid & Fichner-Rathus, 2005) Historical and scientific viewpoints are greatly significant in the way that gay persons distinguish themselves today and how the development of gay communities have grown and changed.
People openly avoid homosexuals. c. Homophobia is a much more respectable form of bigotry than prejudice against other oppressed groups. d. all of these 2. Fear and prejudice toward homosexuality is called a. sexism. b. heterosexism.
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.
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
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
Why do gays travel to such extremities to live in a society where they live in denial about their sexuality? Angels in America, a play by Tony Kushner, represents the the crude awakening of the reality homosexuals had to face. This play not only represents the deteriorating disease of AIDS, but it is also a dramatic play that critically gives an answer to thousands of Americans who lived a cruel reality. A reality in which they questioned the difficulty in living in a society that particularity objected to the views of homosexuality. Kushner displays his views towards two characters who struggle facing inner anguish and public torment.