Sexual orientation is something that can be difficult or confusing and many of us growing up have questioned which sexual orientation we follow or should follow.  Personally, I grew up confused and questioned whether I was straight, gay or bi-sexual as I found myself being attracted to members of both sexes.  People may think thats wrong and but I honestly don't care.  After a period of time and experimenting I am sure that I am straight as I am very much attracted to men and believe that is who I should be with but can appreciate the beauty of a woman.  I am very open to love wherever one may find it, whether it be in a man or woman and we should follow our instincts to what makes us the happiest and what we are most comfortable siding with.

I found it very interesting to read about the balance between heterosexual and homosexual individuals and the classification(s) of both.  It was also to read about men and not much to say about women.  I think a lot of it has to do with judgements but found the most interest in how a homosexual or heterosexual person is made up by 3 classifications; their physical, psychically and spiritual elements.  The last paragraph about how "males do not represent two discrete populations" or "not all things are black not all things are white."  it is rare that we find people are only one thing or the other.  We are made up of so many different things that make our individuality and we more people need to understand that when we stop only focusing on a title and behaviors and focus on the sexes as a whole.  We should be able to learn from one another not judge because of differences.

Are we supposed to only act one way or the other in order to be considered part of each sexual orientation. Like does a gay man have to be flamboyant and feminine and express themselves through girly gestures....these are all stereotypes as we talked about in the previous class discussions.  Some people do act more flamboyant than others but the most masculine man you see walking down the street can be that other man's partner.  I hate the stereotypes that come about for homosexual or gay men and women more than almost any other stereotype being used.

A lot has changed from the time this article was written and today's society but not enough to say that people do not have the exact thoughts and assumptions that are written about in the study in this article.