Did heterosexuality exist in the Americas before 1492?

[Sestak]

Gender and sexuality are not social constructs, and even if they were, that would not be a sufficient argument to show that we ought to deviate from or abandon them.

I would somewhat dispute the latter. Sexuality can only not be a social construct if it is innate and present when born. Whereas it generally manifests during puberty, it is highly unlikely that society has no influence upon it.

I'm not saying that society can't influence individuals in certain ways. But claiming that "sexuality is a social construct" implies that the very concept of heterosexuality is an arbitrary fabrication developed through socialization and wholly divorced from biology. This is just absurd. And if that's not what the advocates of that position mean when they say that, then they need to be clearer about their actual position.

That's such a fringe position though that it borders on being a strawman, and debating it is pointless. If Tumblr and Twitter and Facebook and these lesser-known blogs were actually representative of mainstream views, Ron Paul and Bernie Sanders would've become their parties' nominees.

Then what exactly is meant by saying "heterosexuality is a social construct?"

see Nathan's post