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The Significance Of A Distinction Between A Sexual Act And A Sexual Identity, Nirvana Fairbanks
The Significance Of A Distinction Between A Sexual Act And A Sexual Identity, Nirvana Fairbanks
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This paper describes the distinction between a sexual act and a sexual identity as seen in different cultural contexts with regard to male homosexuality. It describes differences in how homosexual behavior is interpreted culturally. It discusses how more value is placed on certain sexual acts while there is less focus on a sexual identity and vice versa. For example, in Latin American culture, if two men are sexually involved with one another, it is the acts they perform that dictate how they are viewed, rather than the fact that they are two men engaging in sex together. In Western culture, …