* Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986 – legalised homosexual relations

Homosexual and bisexual prisoners who describe themselves as heterosexual -- and who deny being homosexual or bisexual -- are known to sometimes begin sexual relations with each other when confined together for long periods of time and, in these situations, sexual activity is ostensibly negotiated in a spirit of mutual respect and equality, lacking any opposite sex partners.

The Homosexual Law Reform Society was an organisation that campaigned in the United Kingdom for changes in the laws that criminalised homosexual relations between men.

Homosexual relations that occur between consenting adults in private are a crime and carry a maximum punishment of death ( though not generally implemented ) Forced homosexual relations ( rape ) often results in execution.

Homosexual interpretations have been part of the academic study of Batman since psychologist Fredric Wertham asserted in his Seduction of the Innocent in 1954 that " Batman stories are psychologically homosexual.

* Homosexual acts between consenting adults are decriminalized in Queensland.

* Homosexual acts between consenting adults are decriminalized in Western Australia.

Homosexual congregation members are to be accepted and not discriminated against, but are asked to remain celibate.

In a House of Lords debate in November 2000 he said: " Homosexual leanings are not to be condemned any more than schizophrenia or alcoholism, but they are sinful by Christian standards and those of many other churches.

* Homosexual men are the environmental product of a strong, overbearing mother and a weak, distant father.

Homosexual relationships are also possible, as there are games with no specific gender lines (" all pairings ").

" Homosexual acts are banned in Singapore, along with harsh penalties for drug trafficking, and corporal punishment is used in the justice system.

* Wildmon, D. ( 2009 ) Speechless: Silencing the Christians: How Secular Liberals and Homosexual Activists are Outlawing Christianity ( and Judaism ) to Force Their Sexual Agenda on America.

Homosexual relationships between both male and female characters are often hinted at, although seldom made explicit.

** Homosexual practices are explicitly condemned in Romans 1: 26 – 28 ; 1 Corinthians 6: 9 – 10 ; 1 Timothy 1: 9 – 10

Homosexual acts are regarded as criminal and forbidden in most Islamic countries according to Sharia law.

Homosexual people do therefore not stand outside socialist society, and the civil rights are warranted to them exactly as to all other citizens.

Homosexual relationships are portrayed as acceptable, if rare.

Homosexual activity is a crime and forbidden in most Muslim-majority countries.

Homosexual activity is a crime and forbidden in most Muslim-majority countries.

Homosexual agenda ( or gay agenda ) is a term originated by some conservative Christians in the United States to describe the advocacy of cultural acceptance and normalization of non-heterosexual orientations and relationships.

ILGA was founded as the International Gay Association ( IGA ) on 8 August 1978 during the conference of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality in Coventry, England, at a meeting attended by 30 men representing 17 organisations from 14 countries.

Homosexual magazines tend to be tailored to particular segments of the population, such as Badi, which features younger adult males, Samson, devoted to chubby men, and G-men, featuring muscular men.

Traces of identity politics can also be found in the early writings of the modern gay movement such as Dennis Altman's Homosexual: Liberation / Oppression ( 1971 1st ed ), Jeffrey Week's Coming Out: Homosexual Politics in Britain from the Nineteenth Century to the Present ( 1977: London: Quarter ), and Ken Plummer's ed The Making of the Modern Homosexual ( 1981: London Hutchinson ).

Homosexual and transgender individuals were also common among other pre-conquest civilizations in Latin America, such as the Aztecs, Mayans, Quechuas, Moches, Zapotecs, and the Tupinambá of Brazil.

Homosexual and transgender Hindus commonly identify with and worship the various Hindu deities connected with gender diversity such as Ardhanarisvara ( the hermaphrodite form of Shiva ); Aravan ( a hero whom Krishna married after becoming a woman ); Ayyappa ( a god born from the union of Shiva and Mohini, a female incarnation of Vishnu ); Bahuchara-devi ( a goddess connected with transsexuality and eunuchism ); Bhagavati-devi ( a Hindu goddess associated with crossdressing ); Bhagiratha Maharaja ( an Indian king born of two female parents ); Caitanya Mahaprabhu ( an incarnation of Radha and Krishna combined ); Chandi-Chamunda ( twin warrior goddesses ); Gadadhara ( an incarnation of Radha in male form ); Gangamma-devi ( a goddess connected with crossdressing and disguises ); Harihara ( Shiva and Vishnu combined ); Kartikeya ; Vallabhavardhana, Yellamma-devi and countless others.

After the legalisation of male homosexuality in the UK with the implementation of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 other more political organisations had appeared, such as the Campaign for Homosexual Equality which focuses on equal rights for all homosexuals.

Jackie also went on to become an Executive member of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality and the Gay Liberation Front along with other former MRG members such as Maureen Duffy.

Dan Slater of the Los Angeles Homosexual Information Center said, " There is no such thing as a homosexual lifestyle.

In 1958 he was, along with Bertrand Russell, one of a group of notables to establish the Homosexual Law Reform Society.

The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics.

The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics.

Homosexual sex acts were illegal in several states and gay bars were frequently raided by police.

* 1986 – The Parliament of New Zealand passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand.

Homosexual behavior is absolutely prohibited and constitutes an abomination.

On July 22, 2010, a " Statement of Principles on the Place of Jews with a Homosexual Orientation in Our Community " was released.

" Homosexual relationships today ," Rabbi Artson says, " should not be compared to the ancient world.

Homosexual subculture disappeared in Germany with the rise of the Nazis in 1933.

Ayuquelén worked with the International Lesbian Information Service, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, and the Chilean gay rights group Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual ( Movement to Integrate and Liberate Homosexuals ) to remove the sodomy law still in force in Chile.

The Myth of the Modern Homosexual: Queer History and the Search for Cultural Unity, Cassell.

For many years Robinson also worked as legal advisor for the Campaign for Homosexual Law Reform with future Trinity College senator David Norris.

Coincidentally, just as Mary McAleese replaced Mary Robinson as Reid Professor of Law in Trinity, and would succeed her to the Irish presidency, so Robinson replaced McAleese in the Campaign for Homosexual Law Reform.

The Homosexual in America: A Subjective Approach.

Evelyn Hooker in 1957 published “ The Adjustment of the Male Overt Homosexual ”, which found that " homosexuals were not inherently abnormal and that there was no difference between homosexual and heterosexual men in terms of pathology.

Charles Socarides ’ s first book, The Overt Homosexual, was published in 1968.

200 Participants Reporting a Change from Homosexual to Heterosexual Orientation ", a study of attempts to change homosexual orientation through ex-gay ministries and conversion therapy, at the American Psychiatric Association's convention in New Orleans.

Homosexual behaviour was also documented among soldiers at the front.

* The Campaign for Homosexual Law Reform succeeds in having the Irish sodomy law reformed.

** The Homosexual Offences ( Northern Ireland ) Order 1982 comes into effect, decriminalising homosexuality in Northern Ireland for those aged 18 or older.