Topic > Sexual identity in Africa - 1796

A passionate theme, a cultural and universal practice, part of human nature and a divine attribute given to man by his creator. No culture is superior to another when it comes to sexuality, its acts are everywhere. It does not change the face of any culture or prevent modernity from moving forward. Sexuality, sexual harassment, sexual dimorphism, sexual orientation, sexual intercourse, gays, lesbians, sexual preferences, sexual rights, sexual selection, sex appeal, being sexy, an endless list of every phrase, accompanied briefly by a source word; Sex. Sex was a necessity, even if it was almost never talked about. In times gone by, in every part of the globe, there has always been a universal recognition of the act “SEX”. Socially, it is an act in which a man and a woman (wife/wives) engage in after performing the appropriate marriage rites. Politically, in ancient history and in current times, it was and still is the ultimate seduction weapon that gave/gives most of our prominent women power over their male adversaries. Over the years, sexual activities have grown to influence our lifestyles and outlooks (views on life) to a large extent. In different parts of the world, the concept of sexual expressions and identities has taken different forms. The forms cut across beliefs, religions, perceptions, moral standards and even politics. However, some things had been resolved. According to NM Heckel, in the Middle Ages, “sex was regarded, as it is today, as a normal and natural part of life. Most authorities agreed that it was not intrinsically sinful because God would not have made such a necessary activity taboo (without sex one cannot have children and fulfill the commandment to "be fruitful, multiply, and replenish... mid-paper ......tisfree/cifamerica/2011/nov/02/america-problem-sex-education>Hoeksema, S. Inclusive sex education needed in African schools, November 11, 2011, April 24, 2012. Web. //ipsnews. net/news.asp?idnews=49219>Heckel, N. Sex Society and Medeival Women April 24, 2012. Web. http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/medsex/text.htmMeston, C, Ahrold, T . Ehtnic, Gender and acculturation influences on sexual behavior. DOI 10.1007. Print.Mirrer, L. Women Jews and Muslims in the texts of Reconquest University of Michigan Michigan 1996, L. Homosexuality in Africa is still a taboo 22 February 2010. April 26, 2012. Students Web.AUN April 14-14, 2012. Wikipedia Premarital sex.