Have you ever heard of the term LGBT or GLBT to some? Well, this is actually a collective term used to refer to lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals. When you hear the term gay culture, it usually refers to them.
The sexual revolution was said to have occurred in the 1960s and up until then, the LGBT community were referred to as the third gender or the third sex. Nowadays, people call members of this community as homosexuals or homos which in itself is a derogatory term.
In the past, bisexuals and transsexuals were not considered as a part of this community as they were believed to be nothing as men or women who were afraid to come out and admit their identities. This view started right after the Stonewall riots in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It was only in the 1990s that bisexuals and transsexuals were included in what we now call as the gay community.
Since then, the cry for liberation and the acceptance of the rights of the LGBT has been a constant debate among scholars, the church and lay people. Despite the widespread integration of LGBT communities to mainstream culture, it is undeniable that some people are apprehensive with the thought of...