In spite of the fact that there may have existed two great cultures that once widely accepted homosexuality as mere manifestation of the human sexuality, the Western world inherited a traditional negative attitude when it comes to this. Parents may accept their sons' and daughter's homosexuality and learn how to live with it, but they will never feel happy about it. Why? Authors like Greenberg (1988), Davies (1982) and Gayle Rubin (1984) are preoccupied to go to the roots of things and to find out what motivates people to fight each other when it comes to such a basic and private right as the choice of a sexual partner.
Children out of wedlock, birth control means and masturbation are today topics in the Western society that are no longer taboos. On the other hand, homosexuality is in many respects, still generating harsh debates. Not only the political, but also the social grounds of our societies are shaken by this hot topic. There are still people who condemn it and would vote for those who are expressing strong feelings against any manifestation related to homosexuality.
Gayle Rubin underlines that as a product of human activity,...
267). Rubin takes a look closer to contemporary times and considers the middle of the twentieth century, the time for civil rights movement and also the time "for major shifts in the organization of sexuality" (Rubin, 1984p. 269). The United States had started a war against homosexuals that was to last until the 1970s (Rubin, p. 270).
The insufficient knowledge about homosexuality made societies' attitudes in this respect remain controversial to this day. Homosexuals have come a long way, but people have still questions related to the origins of such a sexual tendency that are unanswered. This makes the topic prone to interpretation and speculation. Except for some churches and the military, homosexuals have earned equal rights with their heterosexual counterparts, but some society strata still regard it as a social menace.
Davies, C. 1982. Sexual Taboos and Social Boundaries. University of Reading
Greenberg, D.F. 1988. The Construction of Homosexuality. The University of Chicago Press
Rubin, G. 1984. Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics…
