Homosexuality can refer to both attraction or sexual behaviour between organisms of same sex or to a sexual orientation. Sexual orientation is only attraction to same sex. Homosexuality is contrasted with heterosexuality (attraction, behaviour or orientation between opposite sex), bisexuality (both sexes) and asexuality (neither sex).
Etymologically the word homosexual is Greek and Latin hybrid with homo (often confused with the later Latin meaning of “MAN”, as homo sapiens)deriving from Greek word for same, thus connoting sexual acts and affections between members of the same sex, including lesbianism. In English speaking word Gay denotes male homosexuality and Lesbianism denotes female homosexuality. M.S.M (men who have sex with men)used in medical community when specifically discussing sexual activity of male and the people doing it also like the word M.S.M rather than Gay or Homo.
Present study is carried out in Ahmednagar city of Maharashtra State, India.
We have studied homosexuality in relation with:
Age. Sex. Religion. Socioeconomic status. Education. Motivation for act. Active or Passive agent. Type of homosexuality. Venereal diseases. Marital status. Use of condom. Promiscuty. Criminal behaviour.
Ahmednagar is big district of Maharashtra state, with help of N.G.O:-“SNEHALAYA”, we approached to M.S.M and carried out the study.
a) Homosexuality, b) Leisbianism, c) A.I.D.S, d) Venereal Diseases, e) Sodomy-unnatural sexual offence section 377 I.P.C
