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Homosexual and homophile are both outdated, interchangeable words that mean the same thing. The proper word is 'gay'.
Homophile was first used by Karl-Günther Heismoth in his dissertation. In the 50s and 60s it was a common word used to describe gay people and many movements labeled themselves as "homophile movements."
The Greek suffix -phile means love, thus it was a preferred word because it associated gay people with love instead of sex.
Heterosexuality: Attraction to the opposite gender. (ex: man likes woman)
Homosexuality: Attraction to the same gender. (ex: man likes man (gay))
Look at the roots. Homo means same, Hetero means different.
The word "homosexual" is an outdated term for gay people. It is most frequently used today by religious people who oppose LGBT equality.
Most style guides say that the word "homosexual" should never be used as a noun, and when used as an adjective, it should only refer to clinical sexual behavior of human beings, or to the sexual behavior of animals.
Some gay people don't mind the term "homosexual" but for others, it evokes connotations of the era when same-sex sexual activity was considered a mental illness.
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How can you change from homosexuality to heterosexuality?
THIS CANNOT BE DONE. You cannot change, it's just who you are.
Why advocate homosexuality?
There are many people who believe that homosexuality should be condemned and it shouldn't, because it's just as completely natural as heterosexuality.
Is heterosexuality wrong?
Heterosexuality nor Homosexuality is wrong. It's only a preference of what gender you find attractive and I think there's nothing wrong with either way you choose.
What are people who is not straight or gay is called?
There is more sexualities out there than only heterosexuality, homosexuality and bisexuality. For example, pansexuality and asexuality
What would be a good question to ask about Gay Rights?
Some good questions to ask about gay rights might be:In which countries is homosexuality still illegal?What are the penalties for homosexuality in countries where it is illegal?In countries where homosexuality is legal, is the age of consent comparable to the age of consent for heterosexuality?In countries where homosexuality is legal, is marriage between same sex partners possible?Do homosexual couples have the same rights to adopt as heterosexual couples?
Are gay relationships and homosexuality the same?
No. Homosexuality is a state of human sexuallity, not a state of relationship. To be in a gay relationship would definitely imply you are homosexual, but to be homosexual would not imply you are in a relationship. Compare it with heterosexuality - you can be straight, but not in a straight relationship.
Where born lesbian's or lesbian's to be also born mental patient which is the reason they like girls like them?
No. Homosexuality is not a illness any more than heterosexuality.
What does a newborn Christian think about homosexuality?
Some moderate born-again Christians think homosexuality itself is not a sin and is akin to heterosexuality and governed by the same biblical rules about lust, love, loyalty in relationships. Other born-again Christians are fundamentalists who believe that homosexuality is a sin. I don't know what newborns think about homosexuality or if they can be Christian.
What is your point of view on homosexuality?
If it is between two consenting adults and they are not trying to infulence their lifestyle on others, then I have absolutely no problem with it. == Homosexuality is not a lifestyle, as many think. Homosexuality should be treated as a deviant form of sexuality, which occurs in animal kingdom too. == Homosexuality is a lifestyle as well as a sexual preference. There is nothing wrong with it as well as there is nothing wrong with heterosexuality. Both are preferences that the body reacts to in a physical way some preferences we are born with. Both should be respected and treated equally. === === I believe that male and female humans were specifically and biologically made to have relationships with only eachother. Therefore Homosexuality should be treated as a secondary form of sexuality but not in the mainstream sense of overall sexuality.
Example of situations of moving towards heterosexuality?
moving towards heterosexuality is knowing an opposite sex for teenagers
Why do most straight men get offended when they find out someone is gay?
We live in a society which is on the whole disapproving of homosexuality; we have all heard that homosexuality is an abnormal condition and that the correct form of human sexuality is heterosexuality, in other words that men should only be sexually attracted to women, and never to other men. This is preached by many religious leaders. The only real basis for this is the psychological condition called xenophobia, meaning fear of strangers. People tend to distrust anyone who is different from them. There are several other factors which are involved in the intolerance of homosexuality. To many people homosexuality simply seems illogical, on the grounds that the biological purpose of sex is reproduction, yet homosexuality does not result in reproduction. It looks like a mistake, as if you were trying to eat food by putting it in your ear rather than your mouth. The AIDS epidemic also makes homosexuality look worse, since it is involved in the spread of a very dangerous disease (despite the fact that AIDS is also spread by heterosexual activity and by various other means not involving sex, such as tainted blood transfusions) and some people believe that AIDS is God's punishment of homosexuals. It is difficult for some people to see that homosexuality is as natural for homosexuals as heterosexuality is for heterosexuals, and that homosexuals experience love as deeply and truly as anyone else does, and have a right to live their own lives in the way that makes sense for them.
Is it lesbian if a guy likes a girl?
No, this is called heterosexuality.
