Homosexuality refers to romantic, sexual, or behavioral attraction between members of the same sex or gender. It involves both a person's emotional and sexual attractions, as well as their identity. The causes of homosexuality are debated, with factors possibly including biology, genetics, environment, nurture, and personal choice. In Bangladesh, homosexuality is illegal under British-era law and society maintains generally conservative views, while LGBT individuals face high levels of negative attitudes.

2. Homosexuality
→ The word homosexual is a Greek and Latin hybrid, with the first element derived from Greek ὁμός homos, "same“.
“not related to the Latin homo, "man", as in Homo sapiens”

3. INTRODUCTION
• SEXUAL ORIENTATION.
• HOMOSEXUALITY.
• SEXUAL IDENTITY.
⌂ Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.
As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to people of
the same sex. It "also refers to a person's sense of identity based on those attractions, related behaviors, and membership in a
community of others who share those attractions.

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○ IT is biological/ genetic or learned behavior/ psychological
→The reason of homosexuality are attributable to man's sinful nature, nurture and environment,
and personal choice. How important each factor is, though, is an issue that is debated. Those from
the most liberal school usually assume a philosophy of determinism, treating homosexuality as an
identity or orientation which one has no choice over, and which cannot be changed. This belief is
then used to justify acting it out.[1] The contrasting and warranted position is that homosexuality is
a choice, that of yielding to ultimately harmful desires, and which choice is partly affected by
nurture and environment. As with all choices, faith can overcome unwanted desire.

8. Homosexuality in Bangladesh low
Due to the traditional mentality of the predominantly conservative
Bangladeshi society, negative attitudes towards those in the LGBT
community are high. Homosexuality is illegal under Bangladeshi law; a
law which is inherited from the British Indian Government's Section 377
of 1860.
Penalty: According to Section 377 of the Bangladesh.