Essay 1500 words

DIVERSITY IN SEXUAL PRACTICES:

SEXUAL ORIENTATION

I. SEXUALITY IS SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED

· Labels recent and changing

II. TERMINOLOGY:

SEXUAL PREFERENCE = a choice/decision

VERSUS

SEXUAL ORIENTATION = a feeling; not a choice/decision

III. STIGMA

A. DEFINITION

Socially devalued

B. EXAMPLES

1. HATE CRIMES

2. LANGUAGE

3. HOMELESSNESS

4. MEDICINE

5. EMPLOYMENT

6. EDUCATION

7. RELIGION

8. FAMILY: MARRIAGE AND ADOPTION