The meang of HOMOSEXUALITY is sexual or romantic attractn to others of one's same sex : the qualy or state of beg gay. Usage of Homosexualy: Usage Gui
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LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
All rights ·mo·sex·u·al·i·ty (hō'mō-seks'yū-al'i-tē), Erotic attractn or activy, cludg sexual ngrs, between people of the same sex, pecially after Partner Medil Dictnary © Farlex 2012homosexualy Sexology Sexual attractn or erotosexual pairg wh a partner of the same genal morphology. In 1991, differenc the size of a hypothalamic nucls between heterosexual and homosexual men were reported; and 1993 was reported that a regn of the long arm of the X chromosome was associated wh male homosexualy.
The Amerin Medil Associatn is agast therapy that is “based on the assumptn that homosexualy is a mental disorr or that the person should change their ’s important to know that there is nothg wrong wh lovg people of the same genr as you. The associatn of HIV/AIDS wh gay and bisexual men and the accurate belief that some people held that all gay and bisexual men were fected served to further stigmatize lbian, gay, and bisexual people. Dpe the persistence of stereotyp that portray lbian, gay, and bisexual people as disturbed, several s of rearch and clil experience have led all mastream medil and mental health anizatns this untry to nclu that the orientatns reprent normal forms of human experience.
Helpful rpons of a therapist treatg an dividual who is troubled about her or his same sex attractns clu helpg that person actively pe wh social prejudic agast homosexualy, succsfully rolve issu associated wh and rultg om ternal nflicts, and actively lead a happy and satisfyg life. The phrase “g out” is ed to refer to several aspects of lbian, gay, and bisexual persons’ experienc: self-awarens of same-sex attractns; the tellg of one or a few people about the attractns; wispread disclosure of same-sex attractns; and intifitn wh the lbian, gay, and bisexual muny. Th, is not surprisg that lbians and gay men who feel they mt nceal their sexual orientatn report more equent mental health ncerns than do lbians and gay men who are more open; they may even have more physil health problems.