Gender role and homosexuality

 

Howdy guys!

Welcome back to another blog about family. This week we discussed homosexuality and gender roles. In my opinion this week was very interesting and at the same time quite controversial. If you are easily offended or do not like to talk about homosexuality this post might not be the post for you.

During the first half of the week, we talked about gender roles in family. Why is it important for a child to be raised in a heterosexual household? It is important to the children to be raised by a father and a mother because the children will be exposed to the qualities and nurture of women and the qualities and masculinity of men. These characteristics are important because of the benefits they provide to the family. A family requires the love, nurture, expressiveness (emotions), and communication skills that a mom provides. Children need to expose to these qualities so that he can see be raised with some of these qualities. I am not saying that women are “weak” or emotional but by nature those are qualities women are more inclined to have. As well as with men, men are competitive, task oriented, protective, and the provider. The qualities of men are also qualities that a child should be taught. Children need to be exposed to both genders so that they can develop their own personality. If a child is raised in a heterosexual household, he is less likely to experience gender dysphoria.

Contrary to popular belief, humans are not born homosexual. It is our experiences that shape our sexuality. It has been shown in many, many studies that our experiences (sexual or non-sexual) can impact our sexual orientation. We were shown a video in class about homosexual men and their lives. A couple of the men in the video had been sexually abused by other men and that was when their attraction to men began. Sexual abuse is a cause of homosexuality but there are other factors that can affect our sexual orientation. Another way is how children are treated. If a boy is constantly rejected by other boys and feels like he does not belong his is going to seek a connection with the opposite gender. He then will continue to build that bond with women. When he gets older and his sexuality begins to arise, he is going to become interesting in men because they are mysterious. By this point, he thinks that he belongs to the girls and is going to start seeking connection with men but in this case, it is going to be more an emotional connection. An emotional connection that will then lead to sexual feelings and eventually he will seek that sexual connection.

There are men who are troubled by their sexuality and wants ways to change there is therapy available. Homosexuality is not innate and is more psychological therapy is great resource to help those who struggle. Therapy is not only for males, women are just as likely to struggle with gender dysphoria and therapy is also available to them. I know that this is more on the controversial side because some people feel very strongly about this topic. I just want to clarify and say that I am not saying that therapy should be enforced or mandated but I do belief that therapy should be available. There has been an uprising of people that want to shut off therapy for gender dysphoria, but I think that is something that should not be done. To those who choose and want to treat their homosexuality they should be allowed the resources and tools to do so.