What's the Deal with Sexual Orientation? Is there really such a thing as a heterosexual, homosexual, or even a bisexual person?

Have you ever questioned the seemingly obvious answers?

In this episode, we delve into the perplexing world of sexual orientation. Scott and Shawn challenge us to stop and ask: Why does it feel so natural to label people as heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual? When and how did sexual orientation become such a clear and fixed category in our minds such that the question itself just makes sense to us? Is sexual orientation really a core, fixed, and essential aspect of human nature?

Join Scott and Shawn as they dive into these really important questions, you might find some unexpected conclusions. Watch now!

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📖 Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Invention of Heterosexuality, by Jonathan Ned Katz: https://a.co/d/3brd56I
The History of Sexuality: An Introduction, by Michel Foucault: https://a.co/d/9fm17VQ
“Sexual Matters: On Conceptualizing Sexuality in History,” by Robert A. Padgug: https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/duke-univ...
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, by Carl R. Trueman: https://www.christianbook.com/triumph...
Holy Sexuality and the Gospel, by Christopher Yuan: https://www.christianbook.com/sexuali...
“What Is the Opposite of Homosexuality? Why Marriage Is Not My Mission”, by Christopher Yuan: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/...
Openness Unhindered, by Rosaria Butterfield: https://www.christianbook.com/opennes...
“A Safe Place for Sexual Sinners”, by Phillip Holmes, featuring Rosaria Butterfield: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/...
“Against Heterosexuality”, by Michael W. Hannon: https://www.firstthings.com/article/2...

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
05:17 Defining heterosexuality
11:07 Does the Bible talk about sexual orientation?
15:40 Categories of people and their sexuality
22:20 Origin and history of sexual orientation within academic scholarship
26:49 Shift in understanding of human nature based on pleasure
32:17 How did homosexuality come to be considered a form of sexual deviancy?
34:29 Sexual orientation as a socially constructed category
36:36 Are we defined by our sexual desires and behaviours?
1:36 The error of seeing heterosexuality as the goal of redemption
44:22 As Christians we need to think Biblically and grow in holiness
48:18 Upcoming episode and conclusion