Review on Sexuality: What Can Cause Homosexuality

Homosexual simply means a person who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex and not to the opposite sex. Nowadays, homosexuality has toppled headlines of newspaper, magazines and the news. Besides, it had influenced in the society but it’s still discussing. Some of the society said that homosexuality is unhealthy and immoral behavior also it will give negative impact towards individuals, families, and societies.

I used this topic for my essay because homosexuality has been causing controversy in the society such as same-sex couples and Christian. In addition, more and more countries are legalized same-sex marriage. For example Portugal, Finland, Ireland etc.

Sociological analysis of homosexuality

In society many people think that homosexuality is a mental disorder. Later in 1975, the Americans Psychological Associate (APA) announced that homosexuality is not a mental disorder and in 1994 they acknowledge that it was neither a mental illness nor a moral depravity.

The Christian churches believed that homosexuality is a sinful act which is against the bible. According to Lev. 18:22, "You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination." and Lev. 20:13, "If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them." The Bible does not support homosexuality, as we have seen from the scriptures above.

The views of the society on homosexuality

The research shows that the views concerning homosexuality are specifically very delicate. In the society it depends on the culture and religious background, it’s viewed that different people view the issue differently. According to the cultural values of the society gays and lesbians have civil rights which support their acts. However, the religions do not agree with the acts since it views it as a sin and against the laws of the bible and other holy books.

Generally, homosexual is considered as a deviance and behavior that do not comply with the social norms and values of the society, hence socially created. Since many people in the US society believes that homosexuality is wrongful, society had made and highlighted homosexuality to be a moral wrong. Since moral wrong is relative and not absolute to a society.

Homosexuality is not a universal form of sexual immorality. There are most cultures that allow and support this forms of homosexuality. The Western societies defy it though, and mostly this has led to the non-accepting view resulting in discrimination towards homosexuals. But despite all this, they should understand that homosexuality is a way of survival for some persons even if the minority in the society and they should be accepted and accommodated the way they are and not isolating them in the society.

Problems of homosexual

Moral, religious and legal attitudes in attempts to control sexual behavior have interfered with a clear view of the medical and psychological aspects of homosexuality. This phenomenon is probably much less destructive of social aspects of our society and culture than is generally believed since it is actually more widespread than is generally acknowledged.

Homosexuality probably has hormonal and undoubtedly social and psychological factors, the latter of which are the only ones which can be worked with successfully in our present state of knowledge. A general practitioner's task is to aid those who wish and need help with this problem in finding psychiatric treatment in the same way that persons with any other emotional disturbance are referred. This should be carried out without bias just as with any other emotional disturbance [Reference 6]

The researches show that the homosexuals have a greater chance of getting psychiatric problems than the heterosexual. Problems are accompanied by some instances such as high suicide, depression or substance abuse [Reference 5] Also homosexuality poses brings about the issues of isolation, discrimination and the cases of violence increase in the society.

Furthermore, homosexuality causes AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from 1994 to 1997 the proportion of homosexuals reporting having had anal sex increased from 57.6 percent to 61.2 percent, while the percentage of those reporting "always" using condoms declined from 69.6 percent to 60 percent. A five-year CDC study of 3,492 homosexual males aged fifteen to twenty-two found that one-quarter had unprotected sex with both men and women. Another CDC study of 1,942 homosexual and bisexual men with HIV found that 19 percent had at least one episode of unprotected anal sex--the riskiest sexual behavior--in 1998 and 1997, a 50 percent increase from the previous two years.

Cause of homosexuality

1. 1. Sexual Abuse

Children who were sexually abused, whether by someone of the same or opposite sex, do not grow up to be gay or lesbian, but such trauma can warp and prevent the natural and healthy development of sexual orientation, sexual identity, and healthy sexual relationship. But when children suffer long-term sexual abuse, it may cause a child to grow up with sexual dysfunction, gender or sexual orientation confusion, as well as poor or unhealthy sexual relationships and fear of contact with the opposite sex.

1. 1. Confused Sexuality

Some of the people were abused sexually as a child and internalized this trauma, or who somehow grew into a sexual, gender, or identity dysfunction that caused them to engage in negative, not positive, sexual behaviors. Thus, there are a small minority of people who are "gay or lesbian" not because it is their true sexual orientation, but because of some dysfunction within their life development and processes. For example, women who have involved homosexual activities are not really lesbians but haven’t been able to develop a good relationship with men because of past sexual and physical abuse.

1. 1. Confused Gender Rules

People who don’t fit the traditional gender roles that grow up to be gay or lesbian. For example, if you’re a male and like to arrange flowers, dance in ballet and clean, then you stereotypically must be gay; If you’re a female and like to Kung Fu or work on site, then you stereotypically must be lesbian. In the majority of those works are not gay or lesbian, they’re straight. A person who’s going to against the traditional gender roles doesn’t cause to become gay or lesbian but may be reflective the rejection of homosexuality by society.

In countries that are open to gays or lesbians, homosexuals and heterosexuals are found equally in occupations and roles traditionally believed as’’ masculine’’ or ‘’feminine’’.

To sum up, the Christian churches and some societies in complete objection the homosexuality, because they believed that homosexuality is a sinful act which is against the bible and another holy book, also they believe that homosexuality is wrongful, society had made and highlighted homosexuality to be a moral wrong.