The times when “there was no sex” in our country have long sunk into oblivion. Today, everyone who is not lazy is free to discuss this topic. Yes, and close relations between representatives of the same sex are no longer an article of the Criminal Code, but a fashion trend. Despite the fact that heterosexual sexual orientation is now no longer considered the only acceptable, psychologists, sexologists and other serious men are not tired of arguing about this. At the same time, strong arguments are found among both supporters and opponents of same-sex love. Even experts are not able to understand this issue. We do not set ourselves such a goal. Our task is only to list well-known facts.
So, let's start with the main thing. The most common orientation is hetero. Attraction to representatives of the opposite sex is experienced by more than 90% of the world's population . There are significantly fewer homosexuals and bisexuals (apparently, therefore, their sexual behavior is considered a deviation from the norm).
The recognition of oneself as a representative of a certain sex occurs in a child by the age of five. Further, the individual forms sexual identity and the orientation of sexual desire.
Most sexologists and psychologists believe that the orientation of hetero or homo is laid precisely in childhood. In their opinion, the correct sex education has a huge impact on this issue.
It is generally accepted that homosexuals or lesbians grow up in single-parent families where one of the parents is missing. True, it is not clear where bisexuals come from in this case.
According to another version - sexual orientation is laid in the womb. And the cause of the deviation from the norm is infectious diseases. Today, experts increasingly mention the influence of the sociocultural environment on the formation of youthful sexuality. However, it seems that this reason worries politicians more than sexologists.
However, even in the absence of any restrictions, the sexual preferences of most people tend to be traditional. This is best confirmed by an experiment conducted by American psychologists.
From several families they created some semblance of a commune. According to the conditions of the hostel, it was completely forbidden to engage in any kind of sex, choosing partners according to their sexual fantasies.
For some time, free morals reigned in the "family" with a frequent change of partners and group orgies. But after some time, everyone again broke up into heterosexual couples, separated, and began to zealously guard their relations from encroachments from the outside.
Of course, monogamy and hetero orientation are a traditional, historically formed lifestyle. But to say that this is the only possible way to implement sexual desire is not necessary. There are at least three alternatives to a reference behavior model.
By the way, Canadian psychologists have suggested that pedophiles also replenish the list of minorities. In their opinion, this is the same sexual orientation as bi, or homo.
Now a little about how deviations from the norm are formed. Society almost unanimously defines the sexual behavior of homosexuals as sexual licentiousness. Surprisingly, to women - supporters of same-sex love, the attitude is much more tolerant.
However, scientists believe that the roots of the problem lie much deeper. For the first time, Karl Ulrichs (1825-1895), who himself had an unconventional orientation, decided to look at the problem of homosexuality as a feature of the human psyche . As an interested person, he approached the issue very thoroughly and a couple of years later published the scientific work "Investigation of the riddle of love between men."
By the way, it was he who introduced the term “sexual orientation”. Most contemporaries did not support their colleague. In the fashion of that time, to conduct controversy in print media, Richard Kraft-Ebing released his opus, in which he called homosexuality nothing more than a "degenerative state of the psyche."
It is curious, but today there are many supporters of this theory who recommend various methods of psychological correction of deviant behavior when choosing a sexual partner. However, cases of "miraculous healing" have not yet been observed.
Esotericists have their own opinion on this. They believe that same-sex relationships do not give harmony, because they lack two components (male and female). Talking about love between partners in this case is completely unacceptable.
However, you can teach, instruct, and refer to religious dogmas and the majority opinion as much as you like. But at the same time, do not forget that any person has the right to dispose of his body at his own discretion. The only correct solution to the problem can only be tolerance and tolerance towards those who are a minority.