Tag: homosexuality

I am writing this because there is no one that can help me and I have gone through some painful experiences so far. My parents hate me and I ended up hating myself because of my tendencies. They have noticed my homosexual behavior ever since I was little and they have rejected me as their son since then. They seem to believe that I chose this for myself and, despite having an option, I refuse to change. I don’t...

The Polari language was also known as Palarie, Palare, Parlarly and in various other forms and it was exclusively associated with gays and lesbians throughout the 20th century. It was mostly spread in London and it was an important part of the subculture that was being used by people confronted by the legal system that considered homosexuality, and especially sodomy, a criminal offense. What makes Polari different than any other language is that it was secret and only was only...

Robert Leopold Spitzer, a psychiatrist who played a major role in eliminating homosexuality from the list of mental disorders died December 25, 2015 in Seattle, aged 83. His wife, Columbia University Professor Emerita Janet Williams, Dr. Spitzer declared that he died from a heart disease. Dr. Spitzer had a major contribution in classifying mental disorders working on several editions of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (D.S.M.). In 1973, Dr. Spitzer came to the conclusion that homosexuality should be removed...

What we are really asking here is “Should people be allowed to deny others’ rights if this is what respecting their religion means?” We have seen this problem constantly rising in every society and especially in those more evolved where pro-gay laws have already been adopted. People invoke the right to religious beliefs and if their religious beliefs teaches them to refuse gays’ some of their rights, then we should accept that as a society. What we hear today happening...

Where we live there are no such things as freedom and happiness. It is all death and suffering and I have found this on my own after my boyfriend received a death sentence simply based on his sexual orientation. You cannot possibly comprehend the pain and suffering that this has caused us and you cannot understand the evil of a society that will deny your basic rights, regardless of your suffering. I have been gay for my entire life, but...

It is a fact that there are more homophobes than there are gays in the world and while the reasons for believing what they believe may differ, one thing is certain: they all hate gays. So here are the 5 reasons that make homophobes stupid: You think it is against God’s law Assuming that that is the case, so what? When you try to impose your religious views on others you fail to see that you manifest intolerance towards freedom of...

Ninety-year-old Hector Black was recently interviewed by Radiolab and StoryCorps where he related how he has forgiven the man who murdered his daughter. But Black also talked about his long struggle with his sexuality. He knew he was gay since he was young, but he went on marrying and having a daughter whom he loved so much. During his college years, in 1940’s when he realized he liked men, homosexuality was not something people would talk about. “The word gay was...

This revolutionary claim is the result of several test studies involving 47 pairs or identical adult male twins. 37 of those pairs contained one gay and one straight twin and the other 10 contained only homosexual pairs. A computer program has been used in determining whether there are evidence in the human genome that would support any view on the unborn’s sexuality. The observation revealed that there are 9 regions present in the genetic code that were essential in...

In the Syrian city of Palmyra, 2 gay men are sentenced to death. The masked member of the Islamic State reads out the sentence, adding that death would cleanse them of sin. 32 yr old Hawas Mallah asked to be shot in the head, while 21 year old Muhammed Salameh asked for a chance to repent, promising to never have intercourse with a man again. Their hands were tied, before they were dropped head first from the roof. IS is...

The debate about the origins of homosexuality has long puzzled scientists and it was just recently that a new study has been released claiming to have been discovered the real importance of homosexuality in a healthy society. Richard Dawkins was explaining few years ago that the gay gene is not actually a gay gene but an adaptable one. According to the environment, this gene can alter and modify its functions for a better adaptation of the individual at the...

This Sunday in New Delhi was colorful as hundreds made up the Pride Rally that marched through the town. This should have been impossible. Homosexuality in India has long been a taboo subject. The British Raj (King), led by his Christian beliefs, instituted Section 377 and made sex between same sex persons punishable by law. In 2009, the Delhi High Court tried to change this, stating that it is unconstitutional to punish sex between two consenting adults but this...

It’s been 10 years since Brokeback Mountain was released and it made a huge difference for the LGBT community. The impact of the movie was huge, and the cast was fascinated by the story. While Heath Ledger took the story seriously, and did not accept any joke on it, Jake Gyllenhaal was more laid back. He previously declared that homosexuality was not something strange to him. His godfathers were a gay couple. Recently he discussed again his career and the movie where he...

News hit the web regarding the results of a new study coming from researchers at Birmingham City University and Sheffield Hallam University in the UK.  The study entailed the evaluation and interviews of sex and relationship education (SRE) teachers across 8 Yorkshire secondary schools. Although the SRE is expected to be inclusive of the relationships of the LGBT community, the study found that teachers were not living up to their expectation in this regard.  In fact, these teachers “almost always...

While the world is spending much energy and effort to redefine marriage and spread the acceptance of love everywhere, there are still certain countries that are in the dark ages.  Take Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin, and his response to the entire concept of gay marriage.  In 2014, Putin was quoted as stating that Russia needed to be “cleansed” of homosexuality in order to increase the birth rate.  To many others in the world, this statement has been met with...