Over the time and events in homosexual culture, there has been a reflecting reaction to the culture. Just like any other trait that is existent which people describe as controversial, there must be a reaction to that trait. In this case, the reaction to homosexuality is what has been labeled as "homophobia." Where in truth this phrase is overused and its meaning overly simplified, the ideas behind it are deep and emotionally, religiously, and culturally influenced. Over the many years, homosexuality has transformed back and forth from an accepted (in certain forms) behavior to a psychological disorder. Many of the people who have researched homosexuality in the past have discovered that homosexuality is not a mental disorder of any type. The APA has announced that no treatment can be offered to "cure" homosexuality, because it is not an illness. It is a way of life.
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.