SOCI 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Sexual Identity, U.S. Route 3, Homophobia
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Gender vs sex: our society is wired to believe that there are two sexes and everyone is heterosexual. Sexuality does not correlate with a speci c gender or sex. We cannot make predictions or assumptions about a person"s identity. Sexuality cannot be strati ed that other issues. Sex and ethnicity have been recorded in the census for a long time. Sexuality has not, so it is dif cult to account for over a large span of time. Date used to day is quite limited. Orientation: gender or genders to which a person is sexually attracted. Identity: the way people think about themselves as sexual beings. Data now suggests that there are very few people who are totally gay or totally straight . Many people are bisexual leaning one way or another. Thoughout history homosexual behavior has only been deviated depending on culture and circumstance. Ancient greece it was accepted and completely normal for men to have homosexual relations.