Sexual Orientation and Human Sexuality

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslava Varella Valentova ◽  
Marco Antonio Correa Varella
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Human Sexuality

scholarly journals The Right to Discriminate

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell Sandberg
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Judicial Review ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Broadcast Media ◽  
High Profile ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Right

The first decade of the 21st century has witnessed a number of controversies surrounding the interaction between law and religion in the United Kingdom. In particular, tensions have emerged between laws protecting religious freedom and those which prohibit discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation. In particular, Parliament has repeatedly examined the scope and ambit of exceptions afforded to religious groups which allow them to discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation when specific conditions are met. And these exceptions have reportedly led to tensions within both the Blair and Brown cabinets and rebukes from the Vatican and the European Commission, criticising the exceptions for being too narrow and too broad respectively. The exceptions have also been challenged by way of judicial review, have been applied or commented upon in a number of high-profile cases and have attracted comment in the print and broadcast media. A number of employees have brought claims asserting that new legal requirements promoting equality on grounds of sexual orientation are incompatible with their religious beliefs. This article seeks to explore the legal changes that have occurred in the first decade of the 21st century affecting religion and sexual orientation with particular reference to how courts and tribunals have dealt with clashes between the two. It discusses the extent to which English law allows religious groups and individuals to follow their own beliefs regarding human sexuality.

Sexual Orientation and Human Sexuality

2021 ◽  
pp. 7427-7435
Author(s):  
Jaroslava Varella Valentova ◽  
Marco Antonio Correa Varella
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Human Sexuality

Nick Martin’s Contributions to Human Sexuality Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-117
Author(s):  
Karin J. H. Verweij ◽  
Brendan P. Zietsch
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Genetic Research ◽  
Sexuality Research ◽  
Research Questions

AbstractGenetic research into human sexuality was scarce at the end of last century. In 1992 Nick developed a 12-page questionnaire to send to twins to investigate the underpinnings of sexuality. The questionnaire included items about sexual orientation, sociosexuality and sexual behavior, and was completed by almost 5000 twins. The resulting data, unique at the time, has been used to investigate many previously unexaminable research questions. Here we describe how Nick’s questionnaire contributed to our understanding of human sexuality and how we got involved in this endeavor.

scholarly journals The Goods of Human Sexuality: Ethics and Moral Theology

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
Ellen Wondra
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Moral Theology ◽  
Christian Ethics ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
Sexual Ethics ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Church

AbstractChristian ethics has always taken a complex view of the goods and purposes of human sexuality and its role in human relationships. Sexual desire and behavior have to be seen always within the overarching moral imperatives of love of God and love of neighbor. Such love entails self-giving and other-regard, and in longer-term relationships also some measure of commitment, fidelity, reciprocity or mutuality, truthfulness and generativity. Yet not all relationships with these characteristics do (or should) include sexual behavior. Nor do all sexual relationships include all these characteristics or virtues all the time. So we do better to base our moral evaluations of relationships on the exercise of these virtues than on more obvious criteria of sexual orientation or even status in the eyes of the church. At the same time, it is also possible for faithful and reasonable people to disagree faithfully and reasonably on sexual ethics, as on other things.

A poststructural discourse analysis of the attitudes, beliefs, and values of undergraduate Canadian university students regarding sexual orientation

2021 ◽  
pp. e20200053
Author(s):  
Phillip Joy ◽  
Zac Crawford ◽  
Jad Sinno ◽  
Jared Walters ◽  
Matthew Numer
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Changing Attitudes

The socio-politico-cultural context of sexual orientation often influences the attitudes, beliefs, and values produced in a given society. This study employed a qualitative methodology to explore the current attitudes, beliefs, and values of Canadian undergraduate students about sexual orientation. Students in a large human sexuality course at a Canadian university completed open-ended questions on the educational platform Top Hat. The data were analyzed using discourse analysis and four threads of discourse emerged: 1) The Nature of Sexual Orientation, 2) Gender Norms and Bisexuality, 3) Shared Connections, and 4) Foundations of Friendships. These findings contribute to the growing body of knowledge relating to changing attitudes, beliefs, and values about sexual orientation of Canadian university students.

scholarly journals Structural, Functional, and Metabolic Brain Differences as a Function of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation: A Systematic Review of the Human Neuroimaging Literature

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Frigerio ◽  
Lucia Ballerini ◽  
Maria Del C. Valdés Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Hormonal Treatment ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Neurological Substrates

This systematic review explored structural, functional, and metabolic features of the cisgender brain compared with the transgender brain before hormonal treatment and the heterosexual brain compared to the homosexual brain from the analysis of the neuroimaging literature up to 2018. Our main aim was to help identifying neuroradiological brain features that have been related to human sexuality to contribute to the understanding of the biological elements involved in gender identity and sexual orientation. We analyze 30 studies on gender identity and 21 on sexual orientation. Our results suggest that some neuroanatomical, neurophysiological, and neurometabolic features in transgender individuals resemble those of their experienced gender despite the majority resembling those from their natal sex. In homosexual individuals the majority resemble those of their same sex heterosexual population rather than their opposite sex heterosexual population. However, it is always difficult to interpret findings with non-invasive neuroimaging. Given the gross nature of these measures, it is possible that more differences too subtle to measure with available tools yet contributing to gender identity and sexual orientation could be found. Conflicting results contributed to the difficulty of identifying specific brain features which consistently differ between cisgender and transgender or between heterosexual and homosexual groups. The small number of studies, the small sample size of each study, and the heterogeneity of the investigations made it impossible to meta-analyze all the data extracted. Further studies are necessary to increase the understanding of the neurological substrates of human sexuality.

scholarly journals Structural, Functional, and Metabolic Brain Differences as a Function of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation: A Systematic Review of the Human Neuroimaging Literature

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Frigerio ◽  
Lucia Ballerini ◽  
Maria Del C. Valdés Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Hormonal Treatment ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Moderate Sample Size ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Neurological Substrates ◽  
Human Neuroimaging

This review systematically explored structural, functional, and metabolic features of the cisgender brain compared with the transgender brain before hormonal treatment and the heterosexual brain compared to the homosexual brain from the analysis of the neuroimaging literature up to 2018, and identified and discussed subsequent studies published up to March 2021. Our main aim was to help identifying neuroradiological brain features that have been related to human sexuality to contribute to the understanding of the biological elements involved in gender identity and sexual orientation. We analyze 39 studies on gender identity and 24 on sexual orientation. Our results suggest that some neuroanatomical, neurophysiological, and neurometabolic features in transgender individuals resemble those of their experienced gender despite the majority resembling those from their natal sex. In homosexual individuals the majority resemble those of their same sex heterosexual population rather than their opposite sex heterosexual population. However, it is always difficult to interpret findings with non-invasive neuroimaging. Given the gross nature of these measures, it is possible that more differences too subtle to measure with available tools yet contributing to gender identity and sexual orientation could be found. Conflicting results contributed to the difficulty of identifying specific brain features which consistently differ between cisgender and transgender or between heterosexual and homosexual groups. The small number of studies, the small-to-moderate sample size of each study, and the heterogeneity of the investigations made it impossible to meta-analyze all the data extracted. Further studies are necessary to increase the understanding of the neurological substrates of human sexuality.

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