"Homosexuality is a romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender."
Attraction to individuals of the same sex. It is another well-known sexual orientation and still faces stigma and discrimination in many societies.
Terminology: Definitions, terms, and identifiers used to describe sexual orientation and gender identity.
Historical Context: The stigma, persecution, and discrimination faced by the LGBTQ+ community through history, including milestones in the LGBTQ+ rights movements.
Biological factors: The genetics, hormones and other biological factors that can influence sexual orientation.
Social factors: The social and cultural factors, such as upbringing, upbringing, peer pressure, religious beliefs, and cultural norms that can influence sexual orientation.
Coming Out: The process of revealing one's sexual orientation or gender identity to others, including the challenges and benefits of doing so.
Gender identity: The difference between sexual orientation and gender identity, and the complexities of gender identity and its relationship to sexuality.
LGBTQ+ Health: The physical, mental, and emotional health needs of the LGBTQ+ community, including the disparities and challenges faced.
Discrimination and oppression: The legal status, social attitudes, and exclusion experienced by the LGBTQ+ community, and the activism and advocacy efforts to address it.
Family and relationships: The difference between gay and straight relationships, and the challenges and benefits of same-sex marriages and families.
Intersectionality: Addressing the complex intersections of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other factors in discussions of LGBTQ+ lives and experiences.
Harmful stereotypes: A deep exploration of the effects of negative media, discrimination, and harmful stereotypes on the LGBTQ+ community.
The role of allies: The important role that allies can play in supporting and advocating for LGBTQ+ people, as well as how to be an effective ally.
Queer Theory: A critical perspective that analyses social constructs surrounding gender identity, sexual orientation and norms of society, and questions the status quo.
Cultural representation: The presence and representation of LGBTQ+ people in film, television, literature, and other media, and its impact on social attitudes and perceptions.
Grief and grieving: Understanding the process of grieving and its importance in coping with traumatic experiences of discrimination or social oppression.
Trauma: Exploring traumatic experiences that the LGBTQ+ community may be forced to endure as a result of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Finding community: Strategies and resources for LGBTQ+ individuals to find a supportive community, both online and in-person.
Sexuality and intimate experiences: An overview of sexual health for LGBTQ+ people, including safer sex practices, sexual orientation and relationship dynamics.
Bullying: How to address and prevent bullying in schools and other settings.
Spirituality: How to reconcile religious beliefs with sexual and gender identity, and creating safe spaces for religious LGBTQ+ individuals.
Gay: A man who is romantically and sexually attracted to other men.
Lesbian: A woman who is romantically and sexually attracted to other women.
Bisexual: Someone who is attracted to both men and women.
Pansexual: Someone who is attracted to all genders and gender identities.
Asexual: A person who does not experience sexual attraction to any gender.
Demisexual: Someone who experiences sexual attraction only after forming a strong emotional connection with someone.
Queer: An umbrella term that can be used to describe someone who identifies as anything other than heterosexual.
Two-Spirit: A Native American term used to describe individuals who have both male and female spirits within them.
Intersex: An individual who is born with both male and female biological sex characteristics.
"As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is 'an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions' exclusively to people of the same sex or gender."
"Homosexuality is one of the three main categories of sexual orientation within the heterosexual-homosexual continuum, along with bisexuality and heterosexuality."
"Scientists theorize that sexual orientation is caused by a complex interplay of genetic, hormonal, and environmental influences, particularly the non-social environment. Scientists do not view it as a choice."
"There is considerably more evidence supporting nonsocial, biological causes of sexual orientation than social ones, especially for males."
"There is no substantive evidence which suggests parenting or early childhood experiences play a role with regard to sexual orientation."
"While some people believe that homosexual activity is unnatural, scientific research shows that homosexuality is a normal and natural variation in human sexuality."
"There is insufficient evidence to support the use of psychological interventions to change sexual orientation."
"The most common terms for homosexual people are lesbian for females and gay for males."
"The percentage of people who are gay or lesbian and the proportion of people who are in same-sex romantic relationships or have had same-sex sexual experiences are difficult for researchers to estimate reliably for a variety of reasons, including many gay and lesbian people not openly identifying as such due to prejudice or discrimination."
"Homosexual behavior has also been documented in many non-human animal species, though humans are one of only two species known to exhibit a homosexual orientation."
"Homosexual relationships are equivalent to heterosexual relationships in essential psychological respects."
"Since the end of the 20th century, there has been a global movement towards freedom and equality for gay people, including the introduction of anti-bullying legislation, non-discrimination laws, equal ability to serve in the military, equal access to healthcare, equal ability to adopt and parent, and the establishment of marriage equality." (Note: While the paragraph contains more information, these quotes provide answers to the questions posed.)