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Same-Sex Attraction

Same-sex attraction refers to passionate, physical, or sexual attraction to a person of the similar gender. The intended meaning of gender in the family proclamation is biological sex at birth. The experience of same-sex attraction is not the same for everyone. Some people may undergo exclusively attracted to the identical gender, while others may perceive attracted to both genders.

The Church distinguishes between same-sex attraction and homosexual behavior. People who experience same-sex attraction or identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual can make and keep covenants with God and fully and worthily participate in the Church. Identifying as gay, lesbian, or bisexual or experiencing same-sex attraction is not a sin and does not prohibit one from participating in the Church, holding callings, or attending the temple.

Sexual purity is an essential part of God’s plan for our happiness. Sexual relations are reserved for a man and woman who are married and promise fulfill loyalty to each other. Sexual relations between a man and woman who are not married, or between people o

What does it mean if you’re having same-sex dreams? A therapist’s advice

It’s 3 a.m. and suddenly you bolt awake after experiencing a highly erotic sexual aspire about your female best partner. You are straight, or so you thought, but you just had a vivid dream about someone of your same gender. Now you can’t go back to sleep. You lie in bed, tossing and turning because your brain is stuck in a loop.

One second it’s telling you, “Maybe this means I have always been suppressing homosexual desires?” and then it’s saying, “No, no, I’ve always been attracted to men!” Back and forth the game goes, wanting a winner, needing an address. You feel the urge to figure it out, right there at 3 a.m., sleeping next to your fiance, whom you will be marrying next month. 

You feel highly anxious now, as the minutes turn into hours. You look at the clock at 5 a.m. and your chest feels tight—you’re still thinking about this sex dream with your best friend, your maid of honor. You tell yourself something like, “maybe this is a sign that I’m not ready to get married” and find yourself mentally reviewi

Who thinks sex with same-sex partners is “wrong”?

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Sexuality and inequality research

by Jessie Ford and Paula England | January 11,

Last year’s US Supreme Court ruling in US v. Windsor, interpreting the US Constitution to require that states authorize same-sex marriage, was the dramatic culmination of years of battle. Pollsters have documented large recent shifts toward more favorable attitudes about same-sex marriage. We wanted to examine public opinion on a more basic question: What do Americans think about sex between partners of the identical sex? Fortunately, the General Social Survey (GSS) has asked the same question about this for decades, allowing us to analyze trends and group differences.

In the graphs below, there are two main messages:

  • Since opinions in all groups are getting more accepting of sex between same-sex partners, and
  • The country is divided by gender, education, and race on this issue.

What we did

We used GSS data from to The question was worded this way: “What about sexual relations between two adults of

Expressing love in same sex relationships

Expressing love in a same sex relationship is something natural, and a natural part of being human. To want to disseminate love deeply and express sexually is a natural feeling in relationships and needn’t alter or become an issue if the individuals are of the adj sex.

If you choose from your heart who you express noun with, it will never be unnatural or inferior, yet in this world it has been viewed this way by many for a very long time; even today it is still seen as totally unacceptable by some.

Being in a same sex relationship has the potential to evolve personal growth just as any other relationship does. We do not need to attach the label of gay and lesbian or the connotations this may bring, as these labels do not define whether there is love in a relationship or not; that is a choice made by two individuals.

In fact, doesn’t love give us a sense that we can connect way beyond the boundaries of our physical bodies and what we physically represent? It is possible that the devotion between two people can go over way beyond an at