1. STUDENTS’ REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL Mfantsiman Girls Senior High School
2016/2017
Peer Pressure and Homosexuality By
Dr. Geraldine Gina Abaidoo
(MOGA ‘86)
October 22, 2016

3. What is Peer Pressure?
Peer pressure is a strong social influence by members of one's peer group to:
take a certain action,
adopt certain values,
otherwise conform in order to be accepted.

4. Facts Everyone has experienced peer pressure before.
It is either positive or negative.
It is so easy to give in to peer pressure because
Everyone wants to fit in and be liked.
Everyone is doing it.
You do not want to hurt someone’s feelings
You do not know how to get out of the situation

5. Facts
Peers influence your life, even if you don't realize it, just by spending time with you.
You learn from them, and they learn from you.
It is human nature to listen to and learn from other people in your age group.

6. Peers can influence you
The difference between positive and negative peer pressure lie in the outcome, intention, and feeling behind the pressure

7. Positive Influence
Pressure to do something that is in your best interest
Pressure to not drink/smoke/do drugs
Pressure to be nice and help others
Pressure to exercise
Pressure to excel in school and life
Pressure to learn

8. Pressure to do something that is not in your best interest
Negative Influence
Pressure to do something that is not in your best interest

9. Why do we give in to Peer Pressure
Want to be liked
Worry others might make fun of them
Curiosity to try something new that others are doing.
Feeling out – Wanna Be Syndrome
Everyone's doing it
Do not use their better judgment, or their common sense.
To fit in

10. How do we Pressure Peers?
Insults:
making a person feel bad for not doing something, so that they eventually will
Reasoning:
pressure by giving a person reasons why they should do something
Rejection:
pressure by threatening to end a relationship or a friendship
Unspoken pressure:
simply seeing all your peers doing something or wearing something can be s form of pressure

11. How do I manage peer pressure?
Understanding your own values and beliefs
Having Self-confidence
Choosing your friends wisely
Talking to a trusted adult
Don’t give excuses – say exactly how you feel
Don’t feel intimidated, be assertive
Say no when you need to.

13. Remember
Who and what we surround ourselves with directly influences our attitude, goals and lifestyle.

14. Second Session

15. Sexual orientation (LGBT)
Gen. 1:27…male and female created He them…
There are 4 forms of Sexual Orientation

16. Lesbian
Gay
Bisexual
Transgender

17. Sexual Orientation
Is a term used to describe our PATTERNS of emotional, romantic, and sexual attraction
Our SENSE of personal and social identity are based on those attractions. Prov. 23:7, Phil. 4:8

18. Research findings on These Attractions
Higher prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders.
mental disorder
substance use disorders
They may seek treatment at higher rates than heterosexuals.

19. Implications
Spiritual Implications
Lev. 20:13
Gen 19:5
Rom. 1:18-32

20. Implications Social Mental disorders Suicidal Identity Depression,
Anxiety
Substance abuse

21. Implications Health Sexually transmission diseases STDS
The is a risk between women through fingering/fisting, oral sex and sharing sex toys.
Weak Bladder and weak fecal control

22. Implications Greater Exposure prejudice discrimination Victimization
Internalization of negative social views.

23. Implications Impact on satisfaction
Impact on job satisfaction – low job satisfaction and low wages compared to normal people.
Constant feeling of a gap – vacuum in your life.

24. Ɔbra Nye Woara BƆ Final Words…
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.(Phil. 4:8)
Ɔbra Nye Woara BƆ