Topic > Criteria used to define homosexuality - 621

Those loversIn this era, we can see more and more same-sex lovers on the streets and it will no longer be rare. Many people consider them abnormal individuals but do not agree with them. And today I would like to show you something about homosexuality. How is homosexuality defined? Although it seems simple, upon closer examination, defining homosexuality is more complex. Young people writing to the problem pages of magazines seem to define homosexuality using three criteria:1. have sexual feelings towards other people of the same sex2. sexual behavior with people of the same sex3. and describe themselves as homosexual (identity). It can be helpful to think about these elements of a person's sexuality in a visual way. It is possible to conceive sexual feelings, identity and behavior as three areas that overlap to varying degrees depending on the individual. "Homosexual", "gay", "lesbian", "straight": what do they mean? The term "homosexual" is not sex-specific nowadays. It was first used by Victorian scientists considering same-sex attraction ...