Are you a homosexual
Across cultures, 2% to 10% of people report having same-sex relations. In the U.S., 1% to % of women and men, respectively, identify as gay. Despite these numbers, many people still consider homosexual behavior to be an anomalous choice. However, biologists have documented homosexual behavior in more than species, arguing that same-sex behavior is not an unnatural choice, and may in fact play a vital role within populations.
In a issue of Science magazine, geneticist Andrea Ganna at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and colleagues, described the largest survey to date for genes associated with same-sex behavior. By analyzing the DNA of nearly half a million people from the U.S. and the U.K., they concluded that genes account for between 8% and 25% of same-sex behavior.
Numerous studies have established that sex is not just male or female. Rather, it is a continuum that emerges from a person’s genetic makeup. Nonetheless, misconceptions persist that same-sex attraction is a choice that warrants condemnation or conversion, and leads to discrimination and persecution.
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List of LGBTQ+ terms
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Abro (sexual and romantic)
A word used to portray people who have a fluid sexual and/or quixotic orientation which changes over time, or the course of their life. They may use different terms to describe themselves over time.
Ace
An umbrella term used specifically to describe a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of sexual attraction. This encompasses asexual people as well as those who identify as demisexual and grey-sexual. Ace people who experience quixotic attraction or occasional sexual attraction might also utilize terms such as gay, bi, lesbian, straight and queer in conjunction with asexual to describe the direction of their lovey-dovey or sexual attraction.
Ace and aro/ace and aro spectrum
Umbrella terms used to portray the wide group of people who experience a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of quixotic and/or sexual attraction, including a lack of attraction. People who identify under these umbrella terms may describe themselves using one or more of a wide variety of terms, including, but not limited to, asexual, ace,
by Fred Penzel, PhD
This article was initially published in the Winter edition of the OCD Newsletter.
OCD, as we know, is largely about experiencing severe and unrelenting doubt. It can cause you to question even the most basic things about yourself – even your sexual orientation. A study published in the Journal of Sex Research found that among a group of college students, 84% reported the occurrence of sexual intrusive thoughts (Byers, et al. ). In order to have doubts about one’s sexual identity, a sufferer need not ever possess had a homo- or heterosexual experience, or any type of sexual experience at all. I own observed this symptom in young children, adolescents, and adults as well. Interestingly Swedo, et al., , start that approximately 4% of children with OCD experience obsessions concerned with forbidden aggressive or perverse sexual thoughts.
Although doubts about one’s own sexual identity might seem pretty straightforward as a symptom, there are actually a number of variations. The most obvious form is where a sufferer experiences the thought that they mig
homosexualadjective & noun
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the pos homosexual. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
About 10occurrences per million words in modern written English
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/ˌhəʊmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊ(ə)l/
hoh-moh-SECK-shuu-uhl
/ˌhəʊmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃ(ᵿ)l/
hoh-moh-SECK-shuhl
/ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃ(əw)əl/
hoh-muh-SECK-shuh-wuhl
/ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃ(əw)əl/
hoh-moh-SECK-shuh-wuhl
The earliest known use of the word homosexual is in the s.
OED's earliest evidence for homosexual is from , in the writing of John Addington Symonds, writer and advocate of sexual reform.
homosexual is formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a German lexical item.
Etymons:homo-comb. form, sexualadj.
Nearby entries
- homopter, n–
- Homoptera, n–
- homopteran, n–
- homopterous, adj–
- homorganic, adj–
- homoromantic, adj. & n–
- Homo sapiens, n&ndash