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...re of vivid same-sex attraction. Some time later, they self-identify as homosexual. In their twenties, they selectively come out to friends and family and develop a network of primary and secondary human relationships that allow them to be themselves and nurture their fully human sexual capacity. There is no clear scientific evidence that most homosexuals can choose their sexual orientation. They do not speak of it as a choice, but rather speak of discovering and accepting who they are. Sexual orientation. Human sexual orientation varies naturally across a continuum (first defined by Kinsey) that ranges as follows: exclusively heterosexual, mostly heterosexual, more heterosexual than homosexual, more homosexual than heterosexual, mostly homosexual, and exclusively homosexual. One way to define bisexuality is to take it as embracing the middle two points on this continuum. Pre-Twentieth Century social consciousness did not even grasp the possibility of a naturally occurring same-sex attraction. Due to the influence of Freudian psychoanalytic theory and practice, earlier in this Century homosexuality was viewed as a narcissistic arresting of sexual maturation at an adolescent stage. Recent research has shown, however, that there are stages of development for homosexuals which end in mature adult same-sex attraction, mature as measured by indices of social and psychological functioning. In the past this process of development was much delayed or suppressed due to enormous social and individual pressure not to manifest signs of such an attraction. More recently, media attention to the subject and the networking that is possible with urbanization and technological advance in communications has led to an opening up and speeding up of this developmental process for many homosexuals. Most homosexuals are aware of their difference at some level of consciousness at an early age. At adolescence (earlier for men, later for women) homosexuals become aware of vivid same-sex attraction. Some time later, they self-identify as homosexual. In their twenties, they selectively come out to friends and family and develop a network of primary and secondary human relationships that allow them to be themselves and nurture their fully human sexual capacity. There is no clear scientific evidence that most homosexuals can choose their sexual orientation. They do not speak of it as a choice, but rather speak of discovering and accepting who they are. Sexual orientation. Human sexual orientation varies naturally across a continuum (first defined by Kinsey) that ranges as follows: exclusively heterosexual, mostly heterosexual, more heterosexual than homosexual, more homosexual than heterosexual, mostly homosexual, and exclusively homosexual. One way to define bisexuality is to take it as embracing the middle two points on this continuum. Pre-Twentieth Century social consciousness did not even grasp the possibility of a naturally occurring s...