Homosexuality originates in every culture in the world; from the large population of Japan to the most minor tribe in Africa. Researchers have found that although the ideas about homosexuality vary greatly, it is a fact of life that has been integrated into each society. In the book The Man Who Would be Queen, written by J. Michael Bailey, presents

this idea. Bailey gives many examples that lay a foundation to the fact that homosexuality is far from being a recent or localized trend. He explained that homosexuality was explained through the traditions of the culture. A Greek myth involved Zeus, who created three different bodies, a male, a female, and one body made of half of each, which were split in half, and each person was then “driven to find the missing half” (128). This explained to the Greek population why two women, two men, or one of each gender could be each others’ ‘soul mate.’ Another example Bailey gives is of an African tribe which had customs which involved the ‘passing’ of semen onto the youth through sexual acts, so that the youth will then have semen. This involved behaviors which are typically considered to be of homosexual nature, but are completely acceptable to the society. Even this society, though, finds fault in homosexuality when it is outside of the context the culture has created as normal. If a man prefers the acts mentioned more then heterosexual relationships, he is scorned by his society and considered abnormal.

In history, homophobia has existed for thousand of years. Bailey explains that the Greeks had a common relationship which was formed between an older man and an adolescent boy which was sexual, and can be compared to the homosexual relationships of the west coast today. This practice was going on over 2500 years ago, and even then there was a limit on those relationships by society. These restrictions were created through the fear of homosexuality, and were created so that the public could feel reassured that the homosexual population was under control. Another society which has a long-term history of homophobic behavior is the ancient Hebrews. The Hebrews were very strictly against any type of sexual actions which were outside of the law (and there were many of those), and it was common that semen was considered ‘unclean,’ and any who come into contact with semen are therefore unclean. Ther

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