Saturday, October 19, 2013

Same - Sex Attractions

    It was very interesting to learn about same - sex attractions. I always thought that when people were attracted to the same sex that it was a biological thing. It makes sense that it usually their experiences that lead them to be attracted to the same gender. We talked a lot about how men can become attracted to other men. They usually don't fit in with the other guys at school and feel more comfortable around the girls. Guys may start to make fun of them and they start to perceive that they really are different. Sometimes they don't have a connection with a parent and they don't feel that love and affection. A lot of these men when they were younger were sexually molested. That is usually the time when they think of themselves as gay. They are attracted to that because someone cares about them and they like the physical affection that they receive because they may not be getting it at home. It was also really interesting to learn that there are counselors that can help a person recognize what they are doing and help them change. I think it is a wonderful thing because they can truly be happy when they have gone through this change and start to like girls instead of guys. Some people may say it is impossible to change this behavior but I don't believe so. It may be harder for one more then another. I guess it really depends on how much they want to change. I really enjoyed talking about this because before this class I really didn't understand what went on and how people became attracted to the same - sex.

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