scholarly journals Understanding Sexual Orientation Identity, Sexual/Romantic Attraction, and Sexual Behavior beyond Western Societies: The Case of Japan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiki Hiramori ◽  
Saori Kamano
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Sex Behavior ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Asexual Population ◽  
Romantic Attraction ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Sexual Orientation Identity ◽  
The Impact

As a growing amount of research examines the impact of sexuality on various demographic outcomes, it becomes important to understand the complex intersections of sexual orientation identity, sexual/romantic attraction, and sexual behavior. However, most previous studies use data from Western countries that have particular histories of sexuality, limiting the generalizability of the findings beyond Western societies. We describe dimensions of sexuality in Japan, where there has not been any religious authority condemning same-sex behavior and any law prohibiting same-sex relations except for a decade in the late 19th century. We use data from the “Survey on Diversity of Work and Life, and Coexistence among the Residents of Osaka City,” the first population-based survey with detailed questions about multiple aspects of sexuality in Japan, to conduct descriptive analysis. More women identify as bisexual or asexual than lesbian. Among the respondents who selected “Don’t want to decide, haven’t decided”—a category originally created for queer/questioning respondents—as their sexual orientation, the proportion of those who indicated exclusive heterosexuality is higher than expected, raising the possibility that some heterosexual respondents with no heterosexual identity may have mistakenly chosen this category. The data suggest that the population of heterosexual-identified men who have sex with men is small. The prevalence of the asexual population differs by whether sexual orientation identity or sexual/romantic attraction is used to capture this population. Our analysis extends the demography of sexuality by examining unique non-Western data and putting in context the previous findings observed in Western countries.

Paraprofessional Christian Ministries for Sexual Behavior and Same-Sex Identity Concerns

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Yarhouse ◽  
Lori A. Burkett ◽  
Elizabeth M. Kreeft
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Definition Of Success ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Exodus International

Paraprofessional Christian ministries for sexual behavior and same-sex identity concerns have grown significantly in recent years. Some ministries are affiliated with organizations that have specific standards for affiliation; others are independent. Some emphasize change of sexual orientation; others promote change of behavior and chastity. Some ministries provide services exclusively to homosexuals; others provide resources to homosexuals and heterosexuals alike. This paper reviews similarities and differences among paraprofessional Christian ministries for persons struggling with sexual behaviors and same-sex identity concerns. Similarities and differences are related to (a) mission/vision, (b) view of etiology, (c) method of intervention, (d) format, and (e) definition of success. Christian ministries include Exodus International-affiliated ministries, independent Christian ministries, Homosexuals Anonymous, and Courage. Impressions from the review of the various Christian ministries are also offered, including recommendations for making appropriate referrals.

scholarly journals Tożsamościowe wyzwania kobiet sprawujących opiekę nad dzieckiem w związkach jednopłciowych w świetle koncepcji Vivienne Cass

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 217-244
Author(s):  
Jowita Wycisk Jowita Wycisk
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Extensive Discussion ◽  
Sexual Orientation Identity ◽  
Parental Identity ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Bisexual Identity

Development of the contemporary post-industrial society entails the increasing diversity of family life models. People, making individual choices in this field, face new challenges related to identity formation. In the text presented this issue is discussed on the example of women bringing up children in same-sex relationships. The article presents basic information on the same-sex parenting, underlines the importance of the idea of identity integration in psychology and stresses the lack of contiguity between theories of parental identity development and these ones of homosexual and bisexual identity development. An extensive discussion of the Vivienne Cass’s theory of sexual orientation identity development is the basis for the approximation of potential discrepancies in the identity system of non-heterosexual women taking parental roles. Two main factors relevant to the processes of identity formation were distinguished: the order of the development of the sexual orientation identity and parental identity (the planned and reconstructed families differ in this regard) and the way of establishing and maintaining the relationship with the child (other challenges are faced by biological and social mothers). In the summary, questions requiring future empirical exploration were notified.

Sexual Orientation and Suicide Attempt Disparities Among US Adolescents: 2009–2017

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
Julia Raifman ◽  
Brittany M. Charlton ◽  
Renata Arrington-Sanders ◽  
Philip A. Chan ◽  
Jack Rusley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Adolescent Suicide ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Sexual Orientation Identity ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Sexual Contacts ◽  
Minority Sexual Orientation

BACKGROUND Sexual minority adolescents face mental health disparities relative to heterosexual adolescents. We evaluated temporal changes in US adolescent reported sexual orientation and suicide attempts by sexual orientation. METHODS We used Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance data from 6 states that collected data on sexual orientation identity and 4 states that collected data on sex of sexual contacts continuously between 2009 and 2017. We estimated odds ratios using logistic regression models to evaluate changes in reported sexual orientation identity, sex of consensual sexual contacts, and suicide attempts over time and calculated marginal effects (MEs). RESULTS The proportion of adolescents reporting minority sexual orientation identity nearly doubled, from 7.3% in 2009 to 14.3% in 2017 (ME: 0.8 percentage points [pp] per year; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.6 to 0.9 pp). The proportion of adolescents reporting any same-sex sexual contact increased by 70%, from 7.7% in 2009 to 13.1% in 2017 (ME: 0.6 pp per year; 95% CI: 0.4 to 0.8 pp). Although suicide attempts declined among students identifying as sexual minorities (ME: –0.8 pp per year; 95% CI: –1.4 to –0.2 pp), these students remained >3 times more likely to attempt suicide relative to heterosexual students in 2017. Sexual minority adolescents accounted for an increasing proportion of all adolescent suicide attempts. CONCLUSIONS The proportion of adolescents reporting sexual minority identity and same-sex sexual contacts increased between 2009 and 2017. Disparities in suicide attempts persist. Developing and implementing approaches to reducing sexual minority youth suicide is critically important.

The Rise of Sexual Freedom

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna L. Grossman ◽  
Lawrence M. Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sex Behavior ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Right Of Privacy ◽  
Ultimate Cause ◽  
Solid Foundation ◽  
Constitutional Right ◽  
Marital Sex ◽  
Over Time

This chapter discusses some of the dramatic changes in the law relating to sexual behavior since the middle of the twentieth century. The ultimate cause, of course, was changing sexual mores. But at several points, the Supreme Court, by recognizing a constitutional right to privacy, acted in ways that gave these changing mores a solid foundation in law. This right of privacy was expanded over time to include contraception, abortion, and even same-sex behavior. Through these cases, the Court authorized marriage without sex (by prisoners, for example) and sex without marriage (between gay people, who were forbidden to marry). It also authorized marital sex without reproduction (through contraception and abortion) and reproduction without marriage (through rights of illegitimate children and unwed fathers).

Child Custody in the Context of LGBTQ Relationship Dissolution and Divorce

2018 ◽  
pp. 195-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim H. Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Child Custody ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Equal Treatment ◽  
Relationship Dissolution ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Sexual Orientation Identity ◽  
Custody Disputes

This chapter discusses how families headed by LGBTQ people can engage in transformative advocacy during child custody disputes. It presents cases that demonstrate how parental sexual orientation identity can be used to bolster parental claims of fitness and bids for more custodial time with a child. It discusses how advocacy efforts for same-sex marriage and equal treatment of LGBTQ parents have often used assimilative strategies to gain legal protection. Now that many state jurisdictions expand and align their marriage-related rules to include child custody decisions, it is likely that courts will rely on assimilative narratives when making custody decisions for children of LGBTQ parents. As a result, LGBTQ families that fall outside of the stereotypical monogamous, white, wealthy, family configuration may find themselves precluded from legal protection. Deploying a wider range of LGBTQ-positive arguments in child custody cases could help courts recognize ongoing forms of bias against LGBTQ families.

Bringing home what I′m hiding at work: The impact of sexual orientation disclosure at work for same-sex couples

2017 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 7-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel L. Williamson ◽  
Angela Beiler-May ◽  
Lauren R. Locklear ◽  
Malissa A. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Couples ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sexual Orientation Disclosure

Precarious Sexuality: How Men and Women Are Differentially Categorized for Similar Sexual Behavior

2018 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trenton D. Mize ◽  
Bianca Manago
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Sexual History ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Sexual Encounter ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Heterosexual Woman ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Survey Experiments

Are men and women categorized differently for similar sexual behavior? Building on theories of gender, sexuality, and status, we introduce the concept of precarious sexuality to suggest that men’s—but not women’s—heterosexuality is an especially privileged identity that is easily lost. We test our hypotheses in a series of survey experiments describing a person who has a sexual experience conflicting with their sexual history. We find that a single same-sex sexual encounter leads an observer to question a heterosexual man’s sexual orientation to a greater extent than that of a heterosexual woman in a similar situation. We also find that a different-sex sexual encounter is more likely to change others’ perceptions of a lesbian woman’s sexual orientation—compared to perceptions of a gay man’s sexual orientation. In two conceptual replications, we vary the level of intimacy of the sexual encounter and find consistent evidence for our idea of precarious sexuality for heterosexual men. We close with a general discussion of how status beliefs influence categorization processes and with suggestions for extending our theoretical propositions to other categories beyond those of sexual orientation.

scholarly journals The Sexual Orientation/Identity Distinction

Hypatia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Matthew Andler
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Social Meaning ◽  
Sexual Orientation Identity ◽  
The Social

Abstract In this article I explicate the sexual orientation/identity distinction: sexual orientation is “natural,” involving dispositions to sexual behavior, while sexual identity is the “social meaning” of sexual orientation, and argue that the sexual orientation/identity distinction is indispensable to normative explanations regarding LGBTQIA+ oppression and resistance.

scholarly journals Discovery of new genetic loci for male sexual orientation in Han population

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao-Hua Hu ◽  
Hai-mei Li ◽  
Hao Yu ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Chen-Xing Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Knockout Mice ◽  
Genome Wide Association Study ◽  
Han Chinese ◽  
European Ancestry ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Genetic Loci ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Male Sexual Orientation

AbstractEpidemiological studies have demonstrated that the genetic factors partly influence the development of same-sex sexual behavior, but most genetic studies have focused on people of primarily European ancestry, potentially missing important biological insights. Here, we performed a two-stage genome-wide association study (GWAS) with a total sample of 1478 homosexual males and 3313 heterosexual males in Han Chinese populations and identified two genetic loci (rs17320865, Xq27.3, FMR1NB, Pmeta = 8.36 × 10−8, OR = 1.29; rs7259428, 19q12, ZNF536, Pmeta = 7.58 × 10−8, OR = 0.75) showing consistent association with male sexual orientation. A fixed-effect meta-analysis including individuals of Han Chinese (n = 4791) and European ancestries (n = 408,995) revealed 3 genome-wide significant loci of same-sex sexual behavior (rs9677294, 2p22.1, SLC8A1, Pmeta = 1.95 × 10−8; rs2414487, 15q21.3, LOC145783, Pmeta = 4.53 × 10−9; rs2106525, 7q31.1, MDFIC, Pmeta = 6.24 × 10−9). These findings may provide new insights into the genetic basis of male sexual orientation from a wider population scope. Furthermore, we defined the average ZNF536-immunoreactivity (ZNF536-ir) concentration in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) as lower in homosexual individuals than in heterosexual individuals (0.011 ± 0.001 vs 0.021 ± 0.004, P = 0.013) in a postmortem study. In addition, compared with heterosexuals, the percentage of ZNF536 stained area in the SCN was also smaller in the homosexuals (0.075 ± 0.040 vs 0.137 ± 0.103, P = 0.043). More homosexual preference was observed in FMR1NB-knockout mice and we also found significant differences in the expression of serotonin, dopamine, and inflammation pathways that were reported to be related to sexual orientation when comparing CRISPR-mediated FMR1NB knockout mice to matched wild-type target C57 male mice.

scholarly journals An insight on initiation of same sex behavior among men who have sex with men in Agra district of India: A Qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 624-630
Author(s):  
Iqbal Aqeel Khan ◽  
Shailendra Singh Chaudhary ◽  
Sunil Kumar Misra ◽  
Geetu Singh ◽  
Tej Pal Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sex Behavior ◽  
Sexual Encounter ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) refer to all males (of any age) who engage in sexual relations with other males. The gross stigmatization and discrimination of homosexuals have affected the life and health of MSM. Aims & objective: To get an insight on circumstances of initiation and continuation of same sex behavior among MSM. Material & Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in MSM population in Agra district in India. Audio recorded in-depth interviews were transcribed into verbatim. Potential themes were extracted as a part of analysis as per relevant experiences of the participants. Data saturation achieved after 13 In-depth interviews. Results: The initiation of same sex behavior among MSM was at a young age and was mostly without their consent. Almost all participants were below the legal age of giving consent for sex and their first homosexual partner was a familiar, elderly in position of authority. They played a passive role in their initial sexual encounter and none of them was able to discuss it freely with their family members or friends. They mostly felt depressed after their first homosexual encounter. They had continued this sexual behavior as they have accepted their attraction towards same sex. Conclusion: There is a need to include concepts of sexuality in education curriculum and sensitize parents also and counseling of those exposed to homosexuality at a tender age is imperative.

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