Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, And Bisexuality

Sexual Orientation can be defined as the persistent pattern of romantic or sexual attraction to another. The opposing person who you are attracted to can either be of the opposite sex, the same sex, or to both sexes. Although these are the three main categories, there are sometimes minor categories that can be used to define sexual orientation as well. This could be where they may consist of being attracted to different gender identities, maybe innate objects, or may not even be attracted to anything at all. Whatever it may be, sexual orientation is not a choice and cannot be changed manually. The three main attractions are generally labelled under heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality. People who are attracted to members of the†¦show more content†¦These people have to face society when people constantly discriminate them on a large scale. This can so often have you feeling like you are alone in the world and lead to common mental health issues. Common mental health issues within them include depression, anxiety, substance abuse problems with family and relationship issues. So that all the people who are of other sexual orientations feel like they are not alone, they created the LGBTQ community. (McGarrity) The L stands for lesbians for the women who are attracted to other women. The G stands for gay men for the men who are attracted to other men. The B stands for bisexuals for the men and women who are attracted to both women and men. The T stands for transgendered. The term transgendered is a broad term that includes cross-dressers, transsexuals, and people who live their lives as the gender other than their birth gender. Transgender people can be straight, gay, lesbian, or bisexual. The Q stands for questioning meaning if someone who is questioning their sexual and/or gender orientation. People think that sexual orientation is something that is â€Å"caused† or â€Å"developed†. This is not the specific case because researchers can show that it is based on biological factors that are in place before birth. This means that it can come from studies of family histories and genes. Plenty of research has been conducted to determine the influence of genetics,