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What is a better read than reading about something that is still under discussion? For this assignment, I plan on writing about an extremely controversial topic in today’s society.  The topic I chose for this assignment is on homosexuality and whether the cause is from biological or environmental origins. In my paper I plan on exploring both of these theories, and why I don’t agree with either of them.  I don’t think sexuality is as black and white as some people in society make it seem. Every person is different so it’s really hard to say the cause of homosexuality comes from strictly one thing. I think sexuality is dependent on many factors, and I plan on addressing this further in my paper.  One reason I feel as if I am a good candidate to write a paper such as this is because of my sexuality. I am gay, but I grew up in a very religious household without any homosexual relatives. I feel as through my personal insight, added with other information I research I can at the very least express my views on the subject, and hopefully educate others too.

Kevin Wong CCBY

Sources:

I would like to start my research by addressing this article that shares a lot of the same views I have towards this subject. “Is Homosexuality a Choice?”

Four helpful articles:

Biological (genetics) Theory

1. “The latest in scientific research: There is no gay gene”

2. “HOMOSEXUALITY: ARE GAYS BORN OR MADE?”

3. “Born or Bred?”

Environmental ( a choice) Theory: 

1.Environmental factors may play a role in sexual orientation

2.Born That Way… NOT!

Two people to interview:

• Family friends who are a married lesbian couple
• Friend that is gay  (my age)

Twitter accounts I followed:

Two Personal Accounts:

• Ruby Rose @RubyRose
• Ellen DeGeneres @TheEllenShow

Two Organizational Accounts:

• The Advocate @TheAdvocateMag
• HumansRightsCampaign @HRC

Two Full Text Articles:

1. “Queer Notion.” National Review 45.15 (1993): 14-18. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Mar. 2016.
2. Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Mark R. Joslyn. “Beliefs About The Origins Of Homosexuality And Support For Gay Rights.” Public Opinion Quarterly 72.2 (2008): 291-310. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Mar. 2016.

Two Books I Ordered From Interlibrary Loan:

1. Berne, Emma Carlson. “Homosexuality (Introducing Issues  With Opposing Viewpoints).” Detroit, MI: Greenhaven, 2008. Print.
2. Minor, Robert Neil. Scared Straight: Why It’s so Hard to Accept Gay People and Why It’s so Hard to Be Human. St. Louis, MO: Humanity Works!, 2001. Print.

Two Articles I Ordered From Interlibary Loan:

1. Collier, Kate L., Stacey S. Horn, Henny M. W. Bos, and Theo G. M. Sandfort. “Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gays Among American and Dutch Adolescents.” The Journal of Sex Research 52.2 (2014): 140-50. Web.

2. Cohler, Bertram J. “Sexual Orientation and Psychoanalytic Study and Intervention Among Lesbians and Gay Men.” Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy 3.2 (2000): 35-60. Web

Two Books I Plan On Checking Out From Lamson:

1.  Garnets, Linda, and Douglas C. Kimmel. Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Experiences. New York: Columbia UP, 2003. Print.                                                Call Number- HQ76.3.U5 P78 2003
2. Marcus, Eric. Is It a Choice?: Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Gays and Lesbians. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993. Print.                               Call Number- HQ76.3.U5 M35 1999 c.2