HOMOSEXUALITY: A MENTAL DISORDER? A Term Paper Presented to Trexie O. Alawi College of Arts and Sciences SURIGAO DEL SUR STATE UNIVERSITY Tandag City‚ Surigao del Sur In Partial Fulfilment Of the Requirements of the Course English 102 (Writing in the Discipline): TTH 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. 2nd Semester‚ AY 2013-2014 By Bruce Franklyn G. Aliguay February 2014 Homosexuality: a mental disorder? Thesis Statement: People should know
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Throughout the history‚ the societal attitude towards sexual identity has always challenged other forms of sexuality that were different from the heterosexual orientation. In the past‚ alternative sexual identities have been openly labeled and discriminated against by the society. Since the revolution of gay movement assisted a new era of sexuality‚ the visibility of homosexuality have gained great recognition towards a more liberal view. (Unfortunately‚ within the postmodern era‚ the acceptance
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a man who lives life as a woman‚ successfully copes with work‚ intimate relationships‚ family and peer relationships‚ and has developed a positive assessment of self. Imani is a resilient‚ creative‚ and resourceful individual‚ who has overcome societal myths that a transgender cannot function normally in society. Thus‚ this essay will attempt to outline Imani’s life journey and compare it to Hutchinson’s (2008) common risk and protective factors‚ while revealing how she copes with personal and
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people may think of groups that differ from the dominant culture in our society‚ such as‚ race‚ culture‚ ethnicity‚ etc. Many people do not think beyond these categories to consider a second tier of diversity‚ for instance‚ age‚ disability‚ sexual orientation‚ etc. What is the dominant culture? In most references the comparison is associated with the White Euro-American norms. The basic assumption that heterosexuality is the only normal path of all human beings creates a need for counseling trainees
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In addition to analyzing the impact that societal influences have had on my life‚ I also examined the how the media impacts our society as a whole. Specifically‚ the content of commercials‚ observing what I believe the targeted group or audience is‚ what message it is attempting to convey‚ and whether diversity is a factor in the commercial. The first commercial analyzed was a Hyundai commercial; it depicted a girl being picked up for a first date‚ as her father‚ played by comedian Kevin Hart‚ enthusiastically
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people must understand‚ and instead of bash people because they like the same sex‚ or want multiple relationships‚ people should accept them for who they are in attempts to make the world a better place. Sexual identity is restricted and sculpted by societal norm and should be
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E.‚ Green‚ S.K.‚ Storck‚ J.T.‚ & Vanyur‚ J.M. (1980). Disclosure of sexual orientation and impressions of male and female homosexuals. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin‚ 6‚ 307- 314. Herek‚ G.M. (1996). Why tell if you ’re not asked? Self disclosure‚ intergroup contact‚ and heterosexuals ’ attitudes toward lesbians and gay men. G.M. Herek‚ J.J. Jobe‚ & R. Carney (Eds.)‚ Out in force: Sexual orientation and the military (pp. 197-225). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Rumens‚
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to 2010‚ the percent saying homosexual behavior was “not wrong at all” rose from 14% to 41%‚ a gain of 26.8 percentage points. Much of the societal division over this issue
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The results concluded that the primary reason was due to “physical appearance‚” and the secondary reason was due to “sexual orientation and gender identity.” In comparison‚ a second study was done by GLSEN in 2007 that also concluded 86% of LGBT youth had reported experiencing bullying in school. The National Center for Education Statistics reported in 2013 that the percentage was
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screening techniques and enhanced donor protocols in place (Roman‚ 2010). Stigma Even in 2014 there are still multiple stigmas that affect the lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and transgender community (LGBT). Homosexuality has a negative annotation in societal stigmas. Stigmas can include that all gay men have HIV‚ all lesbians are overweight and all transgender are confused. Men who have sex with men currently account for only 2% of the current US population (Lim‚ Brown‚ & Justin kim‚ 2014). Although
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