"Understanding Sexual Orientation" And " Tough Guise"

The article "Understanding Sexual Orientation" basically explains the assumptions our society have made about the homosexual population. As the article discuss even many psychiatrists agree with the concept that there is a patter of characteristics which compose "the homosexual personality". As a common belief, many people assume that those who define themselves as homosexual usually have feminine gestures, prefer any profession that is categories for women and also they have an unsettles personality. If we read between the lines it is clear that all this ideas are created by the dominant group, with the purpose of connecting homosexual tendencies with weakness. As its explained on the article "Tough Guise", men are raise to believe through the process of socialization that the are certain characteristics they should have in order to be consider a "real man". Some of the characteristics are being tough, independent, strong and respected, but for those who doesn't have those traits are just simply categorize as "weak" or assumed they are homosexual. The media that we are expose to related violence with masculinity, which seem to represent a positive and acceptable behavior for men. Perhaps, this attitude not only harm women but also men themselves because they are always in a constant fight between them to protect their pride and their image.