Original sentence: As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is considered to lie within the heterosexual-homosexual continuum of human sexuality, and refers to an individual’s identity based on those attractions and membership in a community of others who share them.Homosexuality refers to romantic or sexual attraction or behavior among members of the same sex, situationally or in an enduring disposition.However, the legal status of homosexual relations varies widely by country and there remain jurisdictions in which certain homosexual behaviors are crimes with severe penalties including death.Since the middle of the 20th century homosexuality has been gradually delisted as a disease and decriminalized in most developed countries.The prevalence of homosexuality among humans is difficult to determine accurately; studies suggest between two and twenty percent of the population exhibit some degree of homosexual tendency, though in many earlier cultures homosexual relations were highly prevalent
Edited sentence: As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is considered to lie within the heterosexual-homosexual continuum of human sexuality, and refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions primarily to" people of the same sex; "it also refers to an individual’s sense of personal and social identity based on those attractions, behaviors expressing them, and membership in a community of others who share them.Between late 19th century and middle of the 20th century, homosexuality was seen as a mental disorder but due to failure of scientific studies to support this position, it was delisted from mental disorders list.Homosexual relations were decriminalized in most countries during the second half of 20th century but other rights of homosexual people varies widely by country and there remain jurisdictions in which certain homosexual behaviors are crimes with severe penalties including death.Homosexuality refers to romantic and/or sexual attraction and/or behaviour among members of the same sex.The prevalence of homosexuality among humans is difficult to determine accurately; studies suggest between two and twenty percent of the population exhibit some degree of homosexual potential, though in many earlier cultures homosexual relations were highly prevalent