For generatns, livg openly as a gay person the Uned Stat was difficult, and often dangero. But there's been a dramatic change public attus toward gay people. This week, we explore one of the most strikg transformatns of public attu ever rerd. And we nsir whether the strategi ed by gay rights activists hold lsons for other groups seekg change.
Contents:
- I LIKE GUYS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE GAY. HOW DO I STOP BEG GAY?
- HOW TO LEAD A HETEROSEXUAL LIFTYLE IF YOU ARE GAY
- HIDN BRA: AMERI'S CHANGG ATTUS TOWARD GAY PEOPLE
- HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
- RADILLY NORMAL: HOW GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CHANGED THE MDS OF THEIR OPPONENTS
I LIKE GUYS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE GAY. HOW DO I STOP BEG GAY?
Unrstand health ncerns for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and learn how to promote good health. * how to change from gay to normal *
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HOW TO LEAD A HETEROSEXUAL LIFTYLE IF YOU ARE GAY
Public opn about gay rights has shifted enormoly the Uned Stat over the past few s. What are some of the factors that have led to this historic change attus? * how to change from gay to normal *
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But if at the end of this 60-day therapy, you still have homosexual tennci, then you didn't really believe and you didn't really want to change. Homosexual: Attracted to people of one's own genrPansexual: Attracted to people of any genr intyAsexual: Not sexually attracted to other peopleSexual orientatn volv a person's feelgs and sense of inty; ’s not necsarily somethg that’s noticeable to others. People may or may not act on the attractns they scientists agree that sexual orientatn (cludg homosexualy and bisexualy) is the rult of a batn of environmental, emotnal, hormonal, and blogil factors.
HIDN BRA: AMERI'S CHANGG ATTUS TOWARD GAY PEOPLE
Homosexualy and bisexualy aren’t ed by the way children were reared by their parents, or by somethg that happened to them when they were young. Some people who are homosexual or bisexual may hi their sexual orientatn to avoid prejudice om others or shame they may have been tght to feel about their to change someone to a heterosexual orientatn, cludg so-lled nversn therapy, don’t work and n be damagg. While homosexual or bisexual orientatn isn’t a mental health problem, there are higher rat of prsn and substance abe (cludg alhol and other dgs) among lbian, gay, and bisexual young adults.
It’s not pletely known what someone to be lbian, gay, straight, or bisexual, but your sexual orientatn probably started at a very young age.
” Many people, cludg sex rearchers and scientists, believe that sexual orientatn is like a sle wh entirely gay on one end and entirely straight on the other. A gay person is someone who is attracted to people of their same genr, and the term is often ed to scribe men who are attracted to other men.
HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
Unrstand important health issu for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and get tips for matag good Mayo Clic Staff. Gay men also are more likely to have body image problems and eatg disorrs, such as anorexia and bulimia, than are other men.
Many health re and mental health anizatns foced on the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny also offer substance e treatment or may be able to provi rmatn about lol rourc. And rearch has shown that gay men and other men who have sex wh men experience timate partner vlence at a higher rate than do other men.
A lack of shelters and other facili equipped to offer gay men a safe, supportive place to get help also may make dntg to seek re. Concern about homophobia and the stigma sometim associated wh homosexualy may prevent some gay men om gettg route health re. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have a eper look this morng at one of the most profound shifts public attus ever rerd - 's the public view of people who are gay and much of this natn's history, of urse, the vast majory of people disapproved of homosexualy so strongly that anyone who me out was guaranteed to face difficulty and even risked danger.
RADILLY NORMAL: HOW GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CHANGED THE MDS OF THEIR OPPONENTS
MICHAEL ROSENFELD: There's more and more rapid change attus towards gay rights the past 30 years the Uned Stat than there ever has been rerd attus the Uned Stat on any issue.