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Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud's views on homosexuality
Sigmund Freud's views on homosexuality have been described as deterministic, whereas he would ascribe biological and psychological factors in explaining the principal causes of homosexuality. He believed that humans are born with unfocused sexual libidinal drives, and therefore argued that homosexuality might be a deviation from this. Nevertheless, he also felt that certain deeply-rooted forms of homosexuality were impossible to proper and that conversion therapy was mostly useless in these cases.
Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality
Freud's most important articles on homosexuality were written between , when he published Three Essays on Source: Tomas Buchan / Pixabay May 6, marks the th anniversary of Freud’s birth. also marks the th anniversary of his publication, Psychogenesis of a Case of Homosexuality in a Woman, in which he lays out a theory about what “causes” homosexuality. Just for the log, still today, no one knows what “causes” either heterosexuality or homosexuality. For much of the 20th century, the field of psychoanalysis was hostile to same-sex attracted people, mostly characterizing them as mentally ill. Fortunately, in the last quarter-century, organizations like the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA), which I joined in , have become more “gay-friendly.” The organization's president even issued an apology to the LGBT community last year. Yet, in attempts to find Freud’s support for contemporary, tolerant analytic attitudes, some portray him as a historic ally of gay people. In making this case, the field’s many years of anti-gay antipathy are treated as a deviation from Freud’s original attitude of acceptance. The reality, however, is more complicated. To start, while Freud did not think Sigmund Freud is a controversial figure. Beside his theories of the unconscious and Oedipus’s complex, many people don’t understand that he played a large role in how Christian perceived homosexuality in the s and s. Recently, Obama announced his support for national ban on “gay conversion therapies”, but not a lot of Christians objected. Why is it worth mentioning? Because, in the s and s, lots of Christians advocated therapy to convert people into their straight sexual orientation. Why? Because they believed that homosexuality is more of a disease than a sin thanks to Freud. In the initial s, Freud claimed that everyone was born bisexual. Thus, one’s childhood determined one’s sexuality, so he said. However, as time progressed, it is empirically proven that his theory is incorrect based on the amount of therapies attempting to change one’s sexual orientation. On one hand, this explains why many Christians didn’t say anything when Obama announced the ban of these therapies. On the other hand, this also speaks Sigmund Freud, Source: Ferdinand Schmutzer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. December 3 is the th anniversary of Anna Freud's birth. She was a profoundly influential child psychoanalyst. Still, her main claim to fame was as Sigmund Freud's daughter. What most people don't know about Anna Freud is that it may have been particularly difficult for her to be Sigmund's favorite child. How and why was that the case?Freud&#;s Effect on Christian View of Homosexuality and Its Implications