Homosexual means to have sexual attractions between people of the same gender. In prison, prison …show more content…
But Edwin Johnson, who did a study on the percentage of the homosexuality in prison and said that it is actually about 33 ⅓% of the population in prison. Homosexuals in prison had been a part of their subculture by the presence of female counterpart. However, not all forms of homosexuality in prison are being raped. but most of them would actually “establish a home in prison. There is a strong homosexual security feeling in prison life” (J, Edwin, 93). while Edwin Johnson was observing the life of homosexual in prison, he had learned that their life in prison was actually that they are more secure inside prison than outside. Some inmates would actually commit more crimes while incarcerated, so that they would stay in prison longer. They often commit murders to avoid the separation, but in a lot would actually kill themselves or commit a suicide. In prison, the homosexuality does not always seem to be a bad thing. Infact homosexuality in prison has their own group that they get along with very well and the would feel protected because not does the homosexuals trust them but it was all they got in prison. Moreover, homosexuals would tend to settle to find jobs that may appeal to them. In prison, jobs could be bought or sold for …show more content…
But, in many cases it would not work out, considering the fact that most male inmates are being taken over by their lust. In many situations of being homosexual living in prisons, they would respect you for being who you are or they would just simply abuse what they see, sexually and physically. It has been a huge problem that homosexuality in prison was the closest thing to having a “woman-like” in prison, therefore many male prisoners would tend to rape or sexually abuse what they crave for. In some of the cases, the peer pressure would really get to the prisoners and are sometimes forced to live in the same cell with another male. Sometimes it could also lead to death, whether it is being killed by someone or self inflicted murder. But ultimately, some homosexual do what they also