Sexual Orientation
Introduction
Homosexuality is defined or characterized as attraction towards the same gender either male or female. It came from the Greek language, where “homo” means the same or similar, hence referring to the attraction between two beings of the same sex. Homosexuality is also referred as a clinical term. Most male homosexuals generally prefer to be called "gay men" and most homosexual women generally prefer to be called "lesbians." Homosexuality is one of the three main categories of sexual orientation, alongside bisexual and heterosexual. The longstanding consensus of the behavioral and social sciences and the health and mental health professions is that homosexuality is an example of normal and positive variation in human sexual orientation. Currently the most common adjectives in use are lesbian for women and gay for men, though gay can refer to either men or women. The American Psychology Association defines sexual orientation in the following way: “Sexual orientation is an enduring emotional, romantic, sexual, or affectionate attraction toward others”. There are three broad categories within the family of sexual orientations which are defined as: heterosexuality, homosexuality (gay orientation) and bisexuality. The origins of homosexuality has been surfacing now and then in our time and we will look at how the future will hold for them(homosexuals).
Literature Review
Nowadays, homosexuality is an uncomfortable and even forbidding topic for many, but in the ancient world it was commonplace and usual. Homosexuality existed since a long time ago and with it the land Greece came into mind. In ancient Greece, men and women were expected to marry to produce descendant, but the general public did not necessarily encourage love happened between them. Men and women lived very separate lives, and had little in common. Society considered love between males to fall in line with other social values like athletic skill and military courage. In fact, the Greeks
Homosexuality is defined or characterized as attraction towards the same gender either male or female. It came from the Greek language, where “homo” means the same or similar, hence referring to the attraction between two beings of the same sex. Homosexuality is also referred as a clinical term. Most male homosexuals generally prefer to be called "gay men" and most homosexual women generally prefer to be called "lesbians." Homosexuality is one of the three main categories of sexual orientation, alongside bisexual and heterosexual. The longstanding consensus of the behavioral and social sciences and the health and mental health professions is that homosexuality is an example of normal and positive variation in human sexual orientation. Currently the most common adjectives in use are lesbian for women and gay for men, though gay can refer to either men or women. The American Psychology Association defines sexual orientation in the following way: “Sexual orientation is an enduring emotional, romantic, sexual, or affectionate attraction toward others”. There are three broad categories within the family of sexual orientations which are defined as: heterosexuality, homosexuality (gay orientation) and bisexuality. The origins of homosexuality has been surfacing now and then in our time and we will look at how the future will hold for them(homosexuals).
Literature Review
Nowadays, homosexuality is an uncomfortable and even forbidding topic for many, but in the ancient world it was commonplace and usual. Homosexuality existed since a long time ago and with it the land Greece came into mind. In ancient Greece, men and women were expected to marry to produce descendant, but the general public did not necessarily encourage love happened between them. Men and women lived very separate lives, and had little in common. Society considered love between males to fall in line with other social values like athletic skill and military courage. In fact, the Greeks