Putting Freud's gay theory to rest.Some gays and lesbians may be immature, but it's probably not the root cause of their sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. . In an effort to put to rest Sigmund Freud's long-held premise that gays and lesbians are just immature heterosexuals, Mark Biernbaum, an assistant professor of child development at California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento, more commonly referred to as Sacramento State or Sac State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California, USA. It is part of the California State University system. , questioned 56 Seattle-area 18- to 25-year-olds, matching each non straight participant with a straight peer. The study, which appears in the May-June Journal of Homosexuality The Journal of Homosexuality (ISSN 0091-8369) is a long-standing peer-reviewed academic journal (founding editor Charles Silverstein) published by The Haworth Press, Inc., in New York. , according to CSUS CSUS California State University, Sacramento CSUS California State University, Stanislaus CSUS Computer Science Undergraduate Society officials, found no noticeable difference in maturity levels--important, Biernbaum said, because some still cite immaturity as evidence that gays are unfit for equality. "I'm hoping that people will-see when you study it empirically, it's not the case," Biernbaum said. |
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