title: [Homosexuality in the medical context].
abstract: The author presents a review of contemporary views on homosexual orientation. He describes the development of attitudes of society and specialists and the gradual decriminalization and demedicinalization of homosexuality. Despite the modern trend of complete social acceptance of the homosexual minority it is important to deal with the peculiar features in social adaptation of these people. Homosexual men and women have their specific health problems: for instance quite understandable difficulties with the acceptance of their different sexual character. Homosexual men have a greater tendency of risky sexual behaviour which has epidemiological consequences in the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Sexuologicky ustav 1. LF UK, Praha.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zvĕrina
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000635:transmission; D001290:Attitude; D001727:Bisexuality; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male