Heterosexism Assignment


Islam, Christianity and Judaism and homosexuality

  • Outline the basic history of the event(s). You can use a timeline or write it out.
  • Write a brief description of what class(es) are involved in your chosen topic.
  • What attitudes about sexuality contributed to your conflict?
  • How did the cultures ideals, values, and beliefs change or return to tradition during and after the conflict?
  • How did the people involved in your conflict perceive sexuality? Has that changed or stayed the same in that culture in modern times?
  • In what way did your culture’s ideas/conflict on sexuality influence modern American life and concepts of sex/gender/orientation?