COLLAB 2D03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Heterosexuality, Social Stigma, Sexual Stimulation
7 May 2014
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Sexual orientation: refers to a person"s erotic attraction to and interest in developing romantic relationships with members of one sex or the other. Heterosexual orientation: erotic attraction to members of the other sex. Homosexual orientation: erotic attraction to members of your own anatomic sex. Bisexual orientation: sexually attracted to and interested in forming romantic relationships with both males and females. Homosexuality is controversial- feels it draws attention to sexual behaviour. Term bears social stigma, having historically been associated with deviance and mental illness. When we speak of gay, lesbian, or bisexual we are referring to sexual attraction to the same sex. Since gay and lesbian are attracted to their own sex, some think that they would want to be apart of the other sex. Small percentage of gays and lesbians become transsexual that is adopt gender identities that are different from their anatomic sex.
