Do we really need an explanation for both heterosexuality and sex?

It seems not to have occurred to those who made the video, or the millions who shared it, that we actually need an explanation for both. While heterosexual sex is clearly as old as humanity, the concept of heterosexuality as an identity is a very recent invention (Credit: Getty Images)

What are the biggest challenges facing gay men today?

1. Money– Gay male couples can have a lot of conflict around money . Statistically, white men tend to be relatively high earners. The sexism that women only earn a portion of what men earn, for the same work, extends to both gay men and straight men.

What is it like to be in a gay male relationship?

In every gay male relationship, there is overt power, and there is covert or “passive-aggressive” power. How these dynamics are expressed, and the conflicts that can result, are often the impetus for entering couples therapy. The gay men that I work with are often from mixed cultures or different nationalities.

How did the gay male community gain more visibility in 1948?

The gay male community gained more visibility in 1948 with the publication of Sexual Behavior in the Human Male by Alfred Kinsey, a sexologist who was bisexual.

Are same-sex sexual attraction and sexual orientations normal?

Same-sex sexual attractions, behavior, and orientations per se are normal and positive variants of human sexuality—in other words, they do not indicate either mental or developmental disorders. ( Glassgold et al. 2009, 2)

Why were there few openly gay European men in America?

There were few openly gay European men in America at this time, due to legal consequences as well as social ostracism. Anal sex was specifically prohibited by a statute passed in 1563 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and the English colonies in America were subject to this law.