#Sociology studies 3 broad elements of sexuality: identity, attraction and behaviour. These 3 do not always match up in ways people expect.
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People may have heterosexual identity but experience desire for same gender, or may have one or several sexual encounters with same gender
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Heterosexual women are more willing to report same sex attraction & have acted on it. Hetero men less likely to act on same sex attraction
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Heterosexual men experience higher psychosocial distress when they have same sex attraction because homophobia is stronger for them
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Norms about desire in Western culture have changed over time, shaping sexual behaviour. Women's sexuality was once pathologised as excessive
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Laws governing age of sexual consent today are different for hetero people, gay men & lesbians because of the legacy of Queen Victoria
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The word "homosexual" was invented after the Queen became troubled by gay men. Word "heterosexual" invented AFTERhttps://www.amazon.com/History-Sexuality-Vol-Introduction/dp/0679724699 …
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