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What is sexuality?
How people express themselves sexually and the feelings that accompanythis
What is heterosexuality?
Being sexually attracted to someone of the opposite sex
What is homosexuality?
Being sexually attracted to someone of the same sex
What is bisexuality?
Being sexually attracted to both sexes
What is the history of homosexuality (1885, 1967, 2004, 2014)?
- 1885 - homosexual act are made illegal - only for men
- 1967 - homosexual acts are legal over the age of 21, except for armed forces
- 2004 - civil partnerships allowed by law
- 2014 - same sex marriage is allowed by law
What are issues faced by homosexual people worldwide?
Persecution, hate crimes, homelessness, being excluded
What do most Christians believe about relationships between man and women?
It was designed to be sexual and and made to support each other and to procreate. - Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:24
What is Genesis 1:28?
‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it,’
What is Genesis 2:24?
‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.’
What do Fundamentalist Christians believe about homosexuality?
Fundamentalist Christians believe that homosexuality is wrong, both feelings and actions. It should be ‘cured’.
What do Conservative Christians believe about homosexuality?
Conservative Christians believe that homosexual actions are wrong so homosexuals should remain celibate
What do Liberal Christians believe about homosexuality?
Liberal Christians believe that homosexuality is acceptable everyone has the right to love and have sex in appropriate circumstances.
What is a civil partnership?
A civil (nonreligious) ceremony which gives them the same legal rights as married couples (e.g. inheritance)
What is the position of most Christian denominations about homosexuals?
They should not have sex. This is because they believe that the purpose of sex is procreation.
What do Catholic teachings say about sexual relationships?
That they should only take place in a marriage, between a man and a woman who are comitted to each other.
What are Islamic perspectives on sex?
Traditional Muslims beleive sex should take place only during marriage, between a man and a woman.