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Are you gay?

Are you gay? . 12 th – Early 20 th century. Feeling of “carefree”, “joyful”, “happy” Commonly used in speech and literature Ex: Gay Nineties 1890 Connotations of “immorality”. Mid 20 th century. Referred to unmarried people Gay > “Queer”, “Homosexual” Mental illness

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Are you gay?

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  1. Are you gay?

  2. 12th – Early 20th century • Feeling of “carefree”, “joyful”, “happy” • Commonly used in speech and literature • Ex: Gay Nineties 1890 • Connotations of “immorality”

  3. Mid 20th century • Referred to unmarried people • Gay > “Queer”, “Homosexual” • Mental illness • Was considered very offensive, and accusation of serious criminal activity. • Sexual Offences Act 1967 (British) • Widely used in literature and entertainment

  4. Sexual orientation, identity, behavior • Sexual orientation describes “pattern of sexual attraction”, “behavior”, “identity” • Sexual attraction, behavior != identity • sexual orientation falls along a continuum • Sexual orientation develops across a person's lifetime • LGB individuals are often raised in communities that are either ignorant of or openly hostile toward homosexuality

  5. More about homosexual • Hard to reliably estimate the population of homosexual • Can occur in large group of the same sex • Hide sexual orientation from their spouses • 3 phases: • Knowing oneself • Decision making • Living openly as LGB

  6. Legality • Most nations do not impede consensual sex above age of consent • Some recognize identical rights, protection, privilege for homosexual family • Employment, housing, hate discrimination • May face to death penalty in Iran and parts of Nigeria

  7. Military Service • Most western countries allows LGT to serve in military service • China bans gays and lesbians outright • Israel is the only country in middle east to recruit LGT

  8. Marriage • Netherland first legalized in 2001 • Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway and Sweden • Parts of USA: Massachussets, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont • Some countries allows child adoption, parenting in homosexual family

  9. Some terminologies • Homosexual • Heterosexual • Bisexual • Asexual • Pansexual • Closeted • …etc

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