Sociology

Dante Alighieri once said, the perpetuation of sexuality in the minds of the common man can be best achieved by imputing it with religious value. This statement is not without logic  gender has had influence over the content and direction of some religious writings in the past 900 years.

Peter Abelard Historia Calamitatum
From the perspective of a critical historian, Historia Calamitatum is a generalized narrative of identity anxieties. Abelard presented both the self and the body as characterizations of masculinity. Masculinity is defined as the physiological and psychological dimension of the male species. According to Abelard, the self is a continuous hollow of the sexed human body. It is the soul of identity.

Abelards castration proved decisive in reformulating his idea of gender. During the 11th and 12th century, a castrated man was simply a feminized human being. Abelard rejected this notion by arguing that the physical body is an assumed characterization of identity. Fulco, a monk, mockingly argued that Abelards castration was beneficial in two respects. First, Abelard would be relieved from disturbing passions, from committing adultery. And second, Abelard would be able to fully address the roles of a monk by eliminating a source of embellishment. Abelard replied that religion is not bounded by identity  that is, if a Christian knight commits adultery against a Moslem woman, he must be castrated  principle of equality.

Nican Mopohua
The Virgin of Guadeloupe may be regarded as a recreation of Aztec deities which are of double gender. Note that the text tells of a Great mother, my little child which brings forth flowers in a barren landscape. According to some historians, the Great mother refers to the Aztec goddess Tonantzin or to Tonan, also known as Ilamatecuhtli (noble old woman). In any case, the narrative of Juan Diego had been both idealized and mystified. The Virgin of Guadeloupe acquired a high degree of respect among the Mexicans. The Virgin had also been mystified to the point of making her a mestizo character of faith. In short, the Virgin had acquired a new identity, a new meaning, and a new form.

Joseph Smith The Book of Mormon
Central to Smiths theology is the systematic rejection of heterosexuality and marriage. According to Joseph smith, only knowledge could exalt humanity to Godhood. He argued
Knowledge saves a man and in the world of spirits no man can be exalted but by knowledge.if man has a knowledge, he can be saved although, if he has been guilty of great sins he will be punished for thema man is his own tormentor and his own condemnerthe torment of disappointment in the mind of man is as exquisite as a lake burning with fire and brimstone. I say, so is the torment of man (Book of Mormon, XV).

Smith argued that opening ones mind to knowledge was the key in overcoming the consequences of sin. Thus, so long as a man promotes knowledge, he is saved from the torment of hell. The implication a man can have several spouses at a time or he can engage in homosexual activities.
Perhaps, Smiths family background can explain for his tendency to accept homosexuality. Reared in a deeply conservative family, Smith longed for freedom and security. Founding a church moved the primeval fears away, and thus opened the path to frantic liberalism. In any case, he envisioned himself as a man of neutral identity. In his mind, he was neither a man nor woman, but a servant of God.