FRHD 2100 Chapter 9: Chapter 9
22 Jan 2019
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Sexual orientation: erotic or romantic attraction to same or other gender or both. Bisexual: interested in both man and woman. Some people don"t like it because it emphasizes sexual . Historically associated with stigma, deviance, mental illness. Ambiguous because it can refer to romantic or sexual attraction. Sexual orientation includes sexual and/or romantic attraction. Most homosexuals have gender identities consistent to anatomic sex. Included different aspects of sexuality to measure sexual identity. Many heterosexuals have sexual experiences with members of same sex (often in adolescence or isolated population) Asian, blacks, and latinos are less likely to identify themselves as lgb even when engaging in sexual activities with same sex. Homo can still identify as homo even if they engaged in sexual activity with members of different sex. Back then, homo may marry the opposite sex due to social pressure. Homosexuals may have sporadic heteroerotic interests; heterosexuals may have sporadic homoerotic interects. More than relabel themselves as time goes on.
