How have different cultures treated same sex sexualities?

Cultures that understand same sex sexualities
1. The West
  1. United Kingdom
    1. Gay rights in 1980's
      1. Advent of HIV
    2. Modern day homosexuality acceptance/unacceptance
      1. Gay marriage
  2. USA
    1. Gay rights movement in 1970/80's
      1. Advent of HIV and GRID
    2. Modern Day homosexuality acceptance/unacceptance
      1. Gay marriage
      2. North/South Divide - intolerant bible belt - liberal metropolitans
  3. Europe
    1. Very tolerant cultures
      1. Liberal countries/Scandinavia
    2. Intolerant countries
      1. Russia and ban on promoting homosexuality
2. Asia
  1. Iran/Middle Eastern countries
    1. Intolerance/death penalty for homosexuality
  2. India
    1. Homosocial culture
    2. Homosexual behaviours does not equate to a homosexual identity
  3. Thailand
    1. Acceptance of 'lady boys'
3. Africa
  1. Uganda
    1. Intolerant of homosexuality seen as an abomination
Cultures that do not necessarily have same sex sexualities or understanding of 'gay'
1. Africa
  1. Sam sex marraige between women when a male spouse has been deceased/a woman has never married and had children.
    1. Same sex marriage strongly identified within the west as an expression of sexuality - not perceived as such here.
2. Sambia
  1. Same sex practices as part of 'maturing' process
    1. exchange of semen seen as increasing masculinity
Sexual Identiy vs sexual behaviours
1. What is sexual in one culture is not deemed as sexual in another
2. Sexual behaviour does not necessarily dictate sexual identity
  1. Role within sexual behaviour may dictate sexual identity - role within Indian MSM

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