... no one gets hurt it is okay, especially within in the media. Sexuality is diversifying; whereas once there was only heterosexuality there is now a variety of categories a person can place themselves in. That is, if they wish to. However, although there is no longer any illegality the process of total acceptance is still in development. Much like how it was identified in the previous two centuries (Weeks 1987: 34), anything other than heterosexuality is still considered abnormal by many sections of society (the word 'abnormal' meaning anything outside the 'normal'). Homosexuality is enjoying increasing acceptance but has yet to become established as a 'norm'. In contemporary society sexual identities and genders which openly deviate from the norm and are easily identified as such are preferred. 'The conflation [between sexuality and gender] is fuelled by a desire to feel the difference, to guard against a difference that might otherwise put ...

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