COLLAB 2D03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Rights And Responsibilities Of Marriages In The United States, Lgbt Social Movements, Gay Bashing
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Direcion of one"s sexual interests towards members of the same, other, or both genders. Eroic atracion to and preference for developing romanic relaionships with members of the opposite gender. Eroic atracion to and preference for developing romanic relaionships with members of one"s own gender. Bisexuality: where one is sexually atracted to and interested in forming romanic relaionships with both males and females (most acceptance for heterosexual and homosexual relaionships; not for bisexuality) Terms may be vague and lead to misunderstanding. Focus on sexual behaviour (heterosexual versus homosexual: what is appropriate? (depends on the individual; subjecivity; cohort that you come from inluences your perspecive; always ask how they would prefer to be addressed) Gay people have a gender idenity consistent with their anatomic gender just as heterosexuals (unlike. Complex: may be situaional (prison, prositutes, etc. ) Sexual orientaion may not be expressed in sexual behaviour. Eroic interests/fantasies may shit over ime (hetero/homoeroic) (e. g. , consider post-secondary transiion)