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__NOTOC__[[File:Dick Leitsch-of-mattachine-Dec30-1965.jpg|thumb|Dick Leitsch of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattachine_Society Mattachine Society] - an early Gay-Rights organization often held up as an excellent model for activist movements in their infancy. The society and its many proxies employed what we would now refer to as a decentralized model, similar to modern pro-c [[MAP Movement|MAP Activists]].]]'''Homosexuality''' refers to erotic attraction towards the same sex, whether expressed or not. Those preferentially attracted in such a way are '''homosexuals'''. Preferential | __NOTOC__[[File:Dick Leitsch-of-mattachine-Dec30-1965.jpg|thumb|Dick Leitsch of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattachine_Society Mattachine Society] - an early Gay-Rights organization often held up as an excellent model for activist movements in their infancy. The society and its many proxies employed what we would now refer to as a decentralized model, similar to modern pro-c [[MAP Movement|MAP Activists]].]]'''Homosexuality''' refers to erotic attraction towards the same sex, whether expressed or not. Those preferentially attracted in such a way are '''homosexuals'''; '''gays''' if they are men, and '''lesbians''' if they are women. Preferential gay [[boylove]]rs and lesbian [[girllove]]rs can therefore be described as homosexuals. [[Minor Attracted Person|Minor Attracted People]] are nevertheless generally excluded from discussions of homosexualities, and the gay/lesbian community - particularly in the post-1994 western world (see below section on "gay"). | ||
==Genetics== | |||
Despite many attempts to locate (and politically mobilize) a "gay gene", it appears that genetics are unable to accurately predict homosexuality, since it is a complex phenomenon with social, cultural and behavioral components.<ref>[https://www.science.org/content/article/genetics-may-explain-25-same-sex-behavior-giant-analysis-reveals Genetics may explain up to 25% of same-sex behavior, giant analysis reveals]</ref> In some cases, support for gay rights on the other hand, has been correlated with genetics.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160324184420/http://www.matthewckeller.com/16.Hatemi.et.al.2010.Nuc.fam.ajps.pdf Hatemi, Peter K., et al. “Not by Twins Alone: Using the Extended Family Design to Investigate Genetic Influence on Political Beliefs.” American Journal of Political Science, vol. 54, no. 3, 2010, pp. 798–814. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/27821953. Accessed 29 Oct. 2023.]</ref> | Despite many attempts to locate (and politically mobilize) a "gay gene", it appears that genetics are unable to accurately predict homosexuality, since it is a complex phenomenon with social, cultural and behavioral components.<ref>[https://www.science.org/content/article/genetics-may-explain-25-same-sex-behavior-giant-analysis-reveals Genetics may explain up to 25% of same-sex behavior, giant analysis reveals]</ref> In some cases, support for gay rights on the other hand, has been correlated with genetics.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160324184420/http://www.matthewckeller.com/16.Hatemi.et.al.2010.Nuc.fam.ajps.pdf Hatemi, Peter K., et al. “Not by Twins Alone: Using the Extended Family Design to Investigate Genetic Influence on Political Beliefs.” American Journal of Political Science, vol. 54, no. 3, 2010, pp. 798–814. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/27821953. Accessed 29 Oct. 2023.]</ref> | ||
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Homosexuality refers to erotic attraction towards the same sex, whether expressed or not. Those preferentially attracted in such a way are homosexuals; gays if they are men, and lesbians if they are women. Preferential gay boylovers and lesbian girllovers can therefore be described as homosexuals. Minor Attracted People are nevertheless generally excluded from discussions of homosexualities, and the gay/lesbian community - particularly in the post-1994 western world (see below section on "gay").
Genetics
Despite many attempts to locate (and politically mobilize) a "gay gene", it appears that genetics are unable to accurately predict homosexuality, since it is a complex phenomenon with social, cultural and behavioral components.[1] In some cases, support for gay rights on the other hand, has been correlated with genetics.[2]
Gay
"Gay" is a term now used to describe roughly same-age attracted homosexual men. Gay is also used in reference to cultural identities and political movements which have now diverged from the radicalism of queer and pederastic politics. Today, gays and most of the modern LGBTQQIA+ Movement are generally associated with moderate liberal attempts to assimilate with mainstream society and enhance their status as a socially acceptable minority, for example, the modern LGBTQ+ lobby has even attempted to criminalize as hate speech, comparisons with pedophilia in the UK.
Central to the mainstreaming/assimilation attempts of modern gay activists is the denial, if not outright revision of their movement's former manifestations against the Age of Consent.
Victims of Pedophobia
Anti-MAP prejudice has been disproportionately used against gay men and queer MAPs, meaning that while queer people may stand to benefit from educating the public about MAP issues, the risk of doing so is high.
Numerous vigilante groups such as Predator Poachers have been known to use anti-MAP prejudice as cover for their homophobic motivations.
External links
- For an array of articles concerning gender, sexuality, gay culture and politics, visit our good friends at Wikipedia.
References
- ↑ Genetics may explain up to 25% of same-sex behavior, giant analysis reveals
- ↑ Hatemi, Peter K., et al. “Not by Twins Alone: Using the Extended Family Design to Investigate Genetic Influence on Political Beliefs.” American Journal of Political Science, vol. 54, no. 3, 2010, pp. 798–814. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/27821953. Accessed 29 Oct. 2023.