Homosexuals: Are They Born or Made That Way

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Intro

Do you believe people are born gay? “That is so gay.” seems to have permanently entered the straight teen vernacular at many schools, but what does gay really mean (Did You Know). Three to four percent of men and one to two percent of women are homosexual in America (Cameron). There are pros and cons to contribute to the question if people are born gay. Is homosexuality caused by a gay germ, development disorders, being raised by heterosexual parents, sexual abuse, or are humans born gay?

LGTBQ

LGBTQ is an acronym referred to as queer or gay. ‘L’ stands for lesbian. A lesbian is a female who is attracted to members of the same sex. ‘G’ resembles gay which is one who has sexual or romantic attractions to members of the same gender or sex. The second term for the ‘G’ represents genderqueer. A genderqueer is one who feels he or she does not fit in society’s gender binary. Bisexual is the ‘B’ in LGBTQ. A bisexual is one who has sexual or romantic attractions to members of both the same gender and or sex and another gender and or sex, or who identifies as a member of the bisexual community. The first term for ‘T’ stands is transgender. Transgender is a person who transgresses gender norms and self identifies as transgender. The ‘T’ also stands for transsexual which is one who changes his or her sex to align with another’s identity. A queer, or the first ‘Q’ in LGBTQ is a person reclaimed derogatory slang for sexual minority community. Questioning is the term for the second ‘Q’ in this acronym. Questioning is where one who is in the process of questioning their sexual identity and or orientation preference (Residential Life UMKC: LGBTQ Students). LGBTQ is commonly used when referring to the topic if people are b...

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