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Describe the findings from Bell and colleagues' work.

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-Sexual orientation appears to emerge by the time both males and females reach adolescence -Lesbian and gay people have similar amounts of heterosexual experiences during childhood and adolescence when compared to heterosexual people -Involves the concept of gender nonconformity, which appears to begin in childhood for gay males and lesbians

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_____ is the irrational hatred, fear, or dislike of homosexuals and bisexuals.

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Homophobia

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Republican Senator _____, in a 2003 Associated Press interview, claimed that removing antisodomy laws and creating privacy protection for gay and lesbian sex is tantamount to protecting bigamy, polygamy, and incest.

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?

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Describe the issues and values encountered when examining heterosexual married couples, heterosexual unmarried couples, and gay and lesbian couples.

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?

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13,000 service members were fired or discharged for homosexuality under the _____ policy in the military.

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So-called "Don't ask, don't tell"

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Slaves were not permitted to marry in the United States until the _____.

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Social workers assume the _____ role when they confront unfair, discriminatory rules against LGBT individuals in public and private agencies.

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Activist

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According to the Boston Women's Health Book Collective, what is the last stage in the coming out process?

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4: Coming out of the closet — that is, openly and publicly acknowledging one's sexual orientation

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According to the text, lesbian and gay people may adjust better to aging than do heterosexual people based on the principles of mastery of _____ and mastery of _____.

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-Independence -Stigma

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A _____ is a person who is attracted primarily to people of the same gender to satisfy their sexual and affectional needs.

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Homosexual

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_____ refers to a person's erotic and emotional attraction towards members of the same gender, members of the other gender, or both.

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Sexual Orientation

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Discuss stereotypes and sexual preference.

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Stereotypes: -The Queen and the Butch: gay men look feminine, lesbians look masculine -Playing Male and Female Roles: choose a "masculine"-dominate role and the other a "feminine"-submissive role -The Myth of Child Molesting: inclined to molest children Sexual Preference???

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Discuss the text's presentation of causality of sexual orientation.

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???

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LeVay studied the brains of cadavers and found _____ between the brains of heterosexual and gay men.

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That the anterior hypothalamus in gay men was only half the size of that in heterosexual men

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The _____ removed homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses in 1959.

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DSM

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According to the text, what does some research indicate about relationship quality, intimacy, and conflict with same-sex couple participants as compared to heterosexual married participants?:

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-Greater relationship quality, compatibility, and intimacy -Lower levels of conflict

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The physiological responses of gay and lesbian people are _____ as compared to heterosexuals.

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Exactly the same

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People who are LGBTI (are / are not) included under the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.

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Are not

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People who are LGBTI _____ included under the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.

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Are not

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What was the effect of the "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" guideline on sexual orientation discrimination in the military?

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13,000 service members where fired or discharged

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Describe some of the issues of lesbian and gay couples with regard to adopting children.

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-More difficult time -Sometimes, states forbid the practice

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Discuss issues related to the coming out process for persons in the LGBTI community.

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?? Self-concept: -Hard time distinguishing between society's somewhat negative view of gay and lesbian people and their own views of themselves -Realistic identification and evaluation of the alternatives

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gender identity:

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internal psychological self-concept

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stereotypes for homosexuals:

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-queen & butch -male/ female roles -child molesting -aids is guaranteed - If hererosexuals are "straight", what does that imply for others

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biological theories for homosexuality:

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studies showed there seems to be a genetic link, but not particular gene was determined/ located and the degree of the genetic impact from 30-70%

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brain (anatomical) size for homosexuals:

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size of anterior hypothalamus and differences and cerebral

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according to the Kinsey 6-point scale, what does 0 indicate?

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exclusively heterosexual

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according to the Kinsey 6-point scale, what does 1 indicate?

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Mostly heterosexual with incidental homosexual experience

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according to the Kinsey 6-point scale, what does 2 indicate?

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Heterosexual with substantial homosexual experience

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according to the Kinsey 6-point scale, what does 3 indicate?

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Equal heterosexual and homosexual experience

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according to the Kinsey 6-point scale, what does 4 indicate?

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Homosexual with substantial heterosexual experience

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according to the Kinsey 6-point scale, what does 5 indicate?

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Homosexual with incidental heterosexual experience

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according to the Kinsey 6-point scale, what does 6 indicate?

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Exclusively homosexual

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the homophobic perception of homosexuality:

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other aspects of the personality disappear

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theories of homosexuality:

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1st awareness of attraction to same sex Self-labeling as gay, bi-sexual, lesbian More accepting of new identity & sharing it with others Finally incorporating the identity into total sense of self

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t or f. 10% of general population identifies as gay or lesbian or bisexual

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true

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biological hormonal theory for homosexuality:

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hormonal type and level (prenatal or during adulthood) cause homosexuality

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psychological theory for homosexuality:

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homosexual behavior is learned

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2 crticisms for the psychological theory of homosexuality:

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Too many negative reinforcements in society Implies homosexual experience 1st, then pleasure-could it be reverse...seeks out the experience 1st

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Interactionist Theory:

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blend of biological predispositions and environment (timing of who they're with when sex drive intensifies)

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three findings from Theoretical Research: Kinsey Institute:

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I. Sexual orientation emerges by adolescence (regardless of sexual experience) II. Gay/lesbians & heterosexuals have similar amounts of heterosexual experience, but... don't enjoy it III. Gender nonconformity (stronger factor for gay males)

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issues and life events with homosexuals:

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Employment: no uniform fed statutes prohibiting discrimination; individual decision by state and/or business to implement (pass) laws/policies Military: revocation of "don't ask, don't tell" Same-sex Marriage: exact same rights as opp-sex o Civil Union: limited rights & don't transfer to another state o Domestic Partnership: legal agreement of 2 people living together permanently, benefits vary per state Child Custody & Visitation: myths (influence gay/lesbian lifestyle; become psychologically damaged; inadequate parenting skills; kids will be sexually abused, ostracized)

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the four stages to coming out:

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1) Coming out to oneself (signification, accepting label that has negative social implications)—p. 574 2) Associating with others in gay/lesbian community 3) Telling friends and family (see pp. 550-552) 4) Public acknowledgment

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what does the NASW code of ethics specify for homosexuals:

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"social workers should respect and promote the right clients to self determination and assist clients in their efforts to identify and clarify their goals; they should also obtain education about and seek to understand the nature of social diversity and oppression with respect to race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, political belief, religion, and mental or physical disability."

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how can one be ethnocentrically biased?

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by taking into account of only one's own cultural values and considering them superiors

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what does cognitive-behavioral therapy involve?

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modification of thoughts and actions by influencing an individuals conscious patterns of thought. (p. 363)

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What did the APA conclude about the effects of the cognitive behavioral therapy?

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that such "therapy" could be damaging by causing depression and suicidal inclinations

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t or f. NASW states that conversion therapy is unethical

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true

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first of the four steps to people receiving surgery to become their opposite sex:

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they enter counseling to make certain they are aware of their true feelings and that they understand the potential ramifications of changing genders.

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second of the four steps to people receiving surgery to become their opposite sex:

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they undergo a "real-life test" in which they actually live and undertake their daily activities as the person of the opposite gender.

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third of the four steps to people receiving surgery to become their opposite sex:

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they receive extensive hormone treatments to align their bodies with the opposite gender as much as possible, a process that they must continue for the rest of their lives

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fourth of the four steps to people receiving surgery to become their opposite sex:

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involves undergoing surgery in which genitals and other areas of the body are surgically altered to more closely resemble the opposite gender

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whats involved with coming out to oneself?

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signification- thinking about oneself as person who is lesbian or gay instead of one who is heterosexual.

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Eriksons stages for gay/ lesbian adolescents:

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Identity vs. Role Confusion; Intimacy vs. Isolation

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sexual orientation

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a person's erotic and emotional orientation toward members of his or her own gender or members of the other gender

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homosexual

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a person whose sexual orientation is toward members of the same gender

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heterosexual

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a person whose sexual orientation is toward members of the other gender

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bisexual

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a person whose sexual orientation is toward both men and women

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lesbian

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a woman whose sexual orientation is towards other women

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gay

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homosexual, especially male homosexuals

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straight

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another name for being heterosexual

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queer

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a self=label used by some LGBs as well as by some heterosexuals who prefer unusual sexual practices

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heteronormativity

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the belief that heterosexuality is the norm

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T

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T/F many americans disapprove of homosexuality

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homophobia

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a strong, irrational fear of homosexuals, negative attitudes and reactions against homosexuals

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antigay prejudice

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negative attitudes and behaviors towards gays and lesbians

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heterosexism

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the belief that everyone is heterosexual and the heterosexuality is the norm, A system of institutional and cultural beliefs, norms and practices that advantages heterosexuals.

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T

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T/F gay men are more educated than straight men, but earn less money

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formal, subtle

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In the experiment using the different baseball caps "gay and proud" or "texan and proud", there was no difference between _____ discrimination, but there was a difference in _____ discrimination

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2,3

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only ___-___% of child molesters are homosexuals

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covert homosexual

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a homosexual who is "in the closet" who keeps his or her sexual orientation a secret

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overt homosexual

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a homosexual who is open about his or her sexual orientation, "out of the closet"

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coming out

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the process of acknowledging to oneself and then to others that one is gay or lesbian

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12, 15, 16, 17

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first average questioning of one's sexual orientation occurs at age ___ for males and ____ for females, ans self labeling as LGBQ occurs at age ___ for males and ___ for females

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Tyler Clementi

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A Rutgers student who killed himself after his roommate video taped him kissing another man

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sexual fluidity

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changes that occur over time in sexual attraction, identity, and behavior

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Lisa Diamond

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psychologist who did research on sexual fluidity, studied young women longitudinally

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gay baths

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clubs were gay men can socialize, features include a swimming pool or whirlpool and access to casual sex

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The advocate

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best knwon LGB magazine

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8, 21, 18, 28

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Between __-___% of lesbian couples had been together for more than ten years as had between ___-____% of gay male couples

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132, 515

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By 2010, there were ____,000 same-gendered married couples and ____,000 same-gendered unmarried households

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T

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T/F a test showed no difference in interaction measures between gay lesbian, and heterosexual couples

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Laud Humphreys

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Wrote "Tearoom Trade" which discusses issues with good ethical research in the topic of sex, refers to impersonal acts in public places, used possibly unethical methods to obtain his information

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T

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T/F children raised by gay/lesbian parents show no difference between those raised by heterosexual couples

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sexual identity

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one's self-identity as homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual, queer, or something else

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37, 13

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Kinsey found that at least ___% of all males had at least one homosexual experience to orgasm, the comparable figure for females was ___%, but Kinsey's results were inflated

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5, 13, 2, 1

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__% of men and ___% of women have had sexual contact with a same sex partner, and __% of men and __% of women identify as being homosexual

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90

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probably about ___% of men and women are exclusively heterosexual

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medical model

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a theoretical model in psychology and psychiatry in which mental problems are thought of as a sickness or mental illness, the problems in turn are thought to be due to biological factors

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Thomas Szasz

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a psychiatrist who is critical of the medical model, argues for a different way of dealing with mental problems

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conversion therapy

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also known as reparative therapy, any one of a number of treatments designed to turn LGBs into heterosexuals

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3

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rates of suicide in LGBs are ___ time higher than the national average of 3.6

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genetic

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there is a higher concordance rate for identical twin, followed by nonidentical twins and adopted, suggesting a ___ component to homosexuality, although there are other factors that influence sexual orientation

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stress

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one study suggests that extreme ___ to the mother during pregnancy can lower testosterone levels and cause homosexuality in children

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fraternal birth order effect

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gay men are more likely to have a late birth order and have multiple older brothers, not found in lesbian women

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left

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gays and lesbians are more likely to be ____-handed

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2D:4D

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the amount of estrogen relative to testosterone to which an individual was exposed to prenatally (if ring > index, it means you got more testosterone). men usually have low ____ and are more willing to have casual sexual relationships (females usual ring=index)

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Simon Levay

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Psychologists who studied the brain structure of gay men, cells in the hypothalamus of gay men are more like the cells of heterosexual women than heterosexual men, however, no lesbians in study, small sample, all gay men had died of aids

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F

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T/F there are hormonal differences in levels of estrogen/testosterone in gay men and lesbian women vs. heterosexual men and women

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bisexual

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the learning theory states that we are all innately ____ and learn our sexual orientations via reinforcements and punishments

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Daryl Bem

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psychologist who created the interactionist theory, states that the exotic become erotic, interaction between temperament and social environment

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temperament

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Bem's interactionist theory states that biological variables effect children's _____ which will cause them to engage in sex-typical or atypical interactions, influencing their sexual orientation

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more, less

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women are ___ likely than men to be bisexual (2.8 vs 0.5), and __ likely to be exclusively homosexual

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Melanesia

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area of the pacific were homosexuality is considered natural, normal, and necessary, gay sex occurs between adolescent and pre-adolescent boy or adult man and pubertal boy, ritualized homosexuality

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T

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T/F bisexuality is more common than exclusive homosexuality

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deprivation homosexuality

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homosexual activities that occur in certain situation when people are deprived of their regular heterosexual activity, i.e. prisons

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Bisexuality

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Sexual attraction to both men and women

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Asexuality

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Lack of sexual attraction to either sex

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Sexual Orientation

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Is a combination of homosexuality, heterosexuality, bisexuality or asexuality

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Multidimensional Components of Sexual Orientation

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1. Engages in sexual behaviour with men, women, both or neither 2. Feels sexual desire for men, women, both or neither 3. Falls in love with men, women, both or neither 4. Identifies himself or herself with a specific sexual orientation

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Consideration of Homosexual

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Not considered homosexual unless their sexual behaviour, attraction, and self-identity have been consistently with the same sex since puberty

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Gay

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Common term for homosexual men

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Lesbian

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Common term for homosexual women

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Straight

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Exclusive and consistent attraction to and sexual behaviour with other-sex partners is a heterosexual orientation

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Alfred Kinsey Scale

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Does not include asexuality Ranges from 0 (100% heterosexual) to 6 (100% homosexual) 3 is equally homo and hetero 13% of women and over 5% of men had experienced sexual contact with both same and other sex partners

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Heteroflexability

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Individuals who are primarily heterosexual and have some degree go sexual interest in and/or experience with the same sex

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Homoflexibility

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Individuals who are primarily homosexual and have some degree of sexual interest in and/or experience with the other sex

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Sexual Fluidity (Lisa Diamond)

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Variability in same-sex and other sex attraction and involvement at different times and in different situation throughout the life span Sexual orientation is more accurately determined by patterns over time rather than at any given point Women who identify themselves as lesbians well into adulthood sometimes develop relationships with men For men unless they identify themselves as bisexual, sexual fluidity between same sex and other sex attraction the relationship is less common than it is for women

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Hasbian

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Women who becomes involved with a man after being known as a lesbian

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Asexuality: Not Definition

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Not distressed about their asexuality Never engaged in sexual intercourse and felt no interest in partnered sexual expression 80%, 77% do masturbate

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Bisexuality

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When considered bisexual, their bisexuality is often unknown to others because of the common assumption that people are either gay or straight, based on the sex of their current partner Homo and hetero men demonstrated arousal, respectively to male - male videos and male - female videos People who have higher sex drives suggests further variability in the way sexual orientation express itself - Women increased attraction to man and women

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Not Easy being Bisexual

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Gay men and lesbians sometimes view a bisexual person as someone who is really homosexual but lacks the courage to identify himself or herself as such Hetero women equally accept bisexual men and women, but straight men were less accepting of bisexual men than of bisexual women

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Performative Bisexuality

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Women are not being sexual with other women from feelings of inherent desire and intrinsic pleasure. Women are motivated to perform as bisexual in order to appear sexy and desirable to men to accommodate men's fantasies of two women together

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Gay: Definitions

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Homosexual person, typically a homosexual male ******, fairy, homo, queer, lezzie, dyke

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Queer/ Queer Culture

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After 1970 Use to defuse the negativity of the word and blur the boundaries between the subgroups of gay men, lesbian, bisexuals and all variations of transgendered people belonging to the "queer nation"

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Psychosocial Theories: Bell

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Bell and his colleagues did experiment about development of sexual orientation

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"By Default" Myth

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Some believe that unhappy heterosexual experiences cause a person to become homosexual " Lesbians need a good lay", "He just needs to find the right women" Bell shows neither a lack of hetero experience nor a history of negative hetero experiences

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Seducation Myth

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Some believe that young women and men becomes homo because they have been seduced by older homo people or because they have been "turned" by someone else- particularly a well-liked and respected teacher who is homo

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Freud's Theory

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Both childhood experiences and relationships with parents Freud said relationship with mother and father is crucial for normal development Bell concluded that no phenomenon of family life could be single out

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Freud's Theory: Boys

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Fixated at this homo phase if they had a poor relationship with their father and an overly close relationship with their mother

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Freud's Theory: Women

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Same thing would happen if she developed envy for the penis

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Research into Biological Factors

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Often use twin studies to better understand the relative influences of social environment (future) and genetic makeup (nature) Higher concordance rates for identical twin pairs than for fraternal pairs provide strong evidence of a genetic component to sexual orientation in some individuals

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Gender Nonconformity

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Extent to which an individual differs from stereotypical masculine and feminine behaviours during childhood Found sex-atypical brain characteristics in the homosexual research subjects

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Homo Characteristics: Hands, fingers

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39% greater odds of being left handed than did hetero Hetero women's index fingers tend to be same length as ring finger, but hetero mens ring fingers are often larger than their index

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Research Findings between Homo Men and Women

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Boys with bisexual tendencies hit puberty earlier then normal Men with older brothers have statistically increase their chance of being homo and each older brother increases the odds - Not found in lesbians

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Thoughts and Homo

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People who do believe that homo is biologically based, born gay, have more positive feelings towards homo and are more supportive of gay civil rights, including marriage than people who believe that homo is learned or an individual choice

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Judeo-Christian Attitudes

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Homo viewed negatively Increased during a Jewish reform movement beginning in the 7th century, which Jewish religious leaders wanted to develop a distinct closed community - Keep Jewish religion unique People with homo orientation have been tortured and put to death

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Judeo-Christian Attitudes : Thomas Jefferson

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Amoung political leaders who suggested reducing the punishment from death to castration for men who committed homo acts

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Presbyterian Church

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In 2011, approved ordination of gay people in same-sex relationships as ministers, elders and deacons

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From Sin to Sickness

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Early 1990, homo people were sinners was replaced to some degree by the belief that they were mentally ill

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Lobotomy

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In 1951 was practiced Surgery that severs nerve fibres in the frontal be of the brain was preferred to cure homo

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Sin to Sickness: Homo Treatments

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Psychotherapy, drugs, hormones, hypnosis, shock treatments and aversion therapy (pairing nausea - induing drugs or electrical shock with homo stimuli) have all been the same

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Sin to Sickness: APA

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In 1973, APA removed homo from it's diagnostic categories of mental disorders

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Gay Affirmative Therapy

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Therapy to help homosexual clients cope with negative societal attitudes Use instead of trying to "cure"

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Conversaion Therapy/ Sexual Reorientation Therapy

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Therapy to help homo men and women change their sexual orientation Religious groups and mental health practitioners who believe that homo is symptomatic of developmental defects or spiritual and moral failings People who belong to fundamentalist religion who families react negatively to homo participate in this APA maintains this is ineffective

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Homophobia

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Irrational fears of homosexuality, the fear of possibility of homosexuality in oneself, or loathing toward one's own homosexuality Attitudes that stigmatize and denigrate any behaviours, identities, relationships and communities that are not heterosexual

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Heterosexism

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The belief that heterosexuality is superior to homosexuality; such a belief can often lead to discrimination and stigmatization of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people

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Hate Crimes: 2209

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Hate Crimes Prevention Act, included attacks motivated by sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability

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Causes of Homophobia and Hate Crimes (1)

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They reflect at the most fundamental level of humankind's poor record of accepting and valuing differences among people Lack of acceptance of racial, religious and ethnic differences has fueled vicious, inhuman events such as ethnic cleansing

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Causes of Homophobia and Hate Crimes (2)

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Homophobia and hate crimes are usually related to traditional gender role identification: Individuals who hold traditional gender-role stereotypes tend to have more negative feelings about homosexuality than do others

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Causes of Homophobia and Hate Crimes

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Element involved in homophobia and hate crimes may be an attempt to deny or surpass homosexual feelings in oneself

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Increasing Acceptance

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Acceptance in the US is raising People who personally know someone who is gay are usually more accepting of homosexuality Younger people are more accepting then older Women have more accepting attitudes toward gay men than men in general do, but women's and men's attitudes toward lesbians are similar

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Homosexual Civil Rights (3)

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1. Decriminalization of private sexual behaviour 2. Anti discrimination 3. Positive rights

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Decriminalization of Private Sexual Behaviour

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Sodomy was legally defined as oral and/or anal sex between adults of any sexual orientation but these laws were selectively enforced against homo individuals and couples.

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Anti-discrimination

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National Gay and Lesbian Force was founded in 1973 Help meet the second goal of gay rights; ending various kinds of discrimination against homo

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Anti-discrimination: 1964 Amendment

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Make it illegal to discriminate in housing, employment, insurance and public accommodations on grounds of sexual orientation

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Legal Civil Marriage for Same Sex Couples

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End the discrimination in marriage and provide equality under governmental laws 22% of all same sex couples in the US have formalized their relationships under state laws of various types Percent of same sex couples who marry is significantly higher than those with civil union and domestic partnerships

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Legal Civil Marriage for Same Sex Couples: 1996

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Preisdent Clinton signed the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA) Denies federal recognition of same sex marriage that were made legal in individual stats, and gave states the right not to recognize such marriages performed in other states - Child custody, social security, health, home, auto

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Coming Out

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Process of becoming aware of and disclosing one's homosexual identity Acknowledging, accepting and openly expressing one's homosexuality - Base decisions on safety and acceptance for themselves and others

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Coming Out: Lesbians

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Awareness, sexual orientation, initial same sex experience, labeling of themselves as lesbian and disclosing to others occurred earlier in life

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Self-Acknowledgment

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First step Usually a person's realization that she or he feels different from the mainstream heterosexual model Once noticed, must confront their own internalized homophobia as they deal with the reality that they belong to a stigmatized minority group

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Self Acceptance

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Second step Often difficult, because it involves overcoming the internalized negative and homophobic societal view of homosexuality Judgment from their own families is another source of stress for people who come out - 8% experience suicide - 6% likely to depression - 3% more use illegal drugs and unprotected sex

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Disclosure

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Decision to be secretive or open

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Outing

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The public disclosure of someone's secret homosexual orientation by someone else

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Passing

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Maintaining the false image of heterosexuality Usually easy because most people assume that everyone is hetero

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Telling the Family

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More difficult then to others Parents react with anger or guilt about what they did "wrong" Families less rigid and authoritarian and more cohesive are more likely to react with less stress to disclosure of homosexuality Minorities more likely to stay in the closet

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Homosexual Relationship

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In common is their desire for emotional and sexual fulfillment with someone of the same sex and their experiences for oppression from a hostile social environment

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Compare Gay and Straight Relationships

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Relationship satisfaction, quality were similar for lesbian, gay and straight couples More strengths with homo relationships - More affection and humour - Remain positive after disagreement - Less fear and domineering with each other Except gay men don't make up as well as others

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Difference in Sexual Behaviour

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Lesbians have fewer sexual partners Lesbians associate emotional closeness with sex more than gay men do

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Family Life

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45-80% lesbian and 40-60% men are in steady relationships 17% raise children

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Family Life: Adoption:

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Homo people have to adopt as individuals rather then couples

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Family Life: Children

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Children of lesbian mothers are no different from other children in terms of development, self-esteem, gender related, gender roles and sexual orientation But often get bullied, name calling, or forbidden by friends by other children

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