Human Sexuality Chapter 10

One study found that nearly ________ of gay or bisexual male teens had attempted suicide.

30%

According to the text, at this time about ________ of sexual orientation can be explained by genetic influences.

40%-50%

Although HIV is not a "gay disease," gay people are discriminated against based on irrational and misinformed beliefs about the illness; this form of discrimination has become known as ________.

AIDS stigma

________ reflects the fact that in a society which is largely rejecting at best and dangerously hostile at worst, nonheterosexuals typically spend a portion of their lives hiding their true sexual orientation from everyone.

Coming out

One argument for opposing antidiscrimination laws regarding sexual orientation is the claim that the ________ Amendment of the U.S. Constitution forbids all discrimination against any group, including, by default, people of any sexual orientation.

Fourteenth

Because the first cases of AIDS in the U.S. were found among young gay men, the researchers originally referred to the illness as ________.

GRID: gay-related immune deficiency

________ laws have allowed for more stringent penalties for violent crimes that can be shown to have been motivated by bias or prejudice toward a protected class of people.

Hate crime

When looking at research comparing the relationships of gay and lesbian couples to heterosexual couples, which of these statements is FALSE?

Heterosexual couples tend to be less hostile and controlling toward one another.

Tim suffers from an extreme fear, discomfort, or hatred of gay and lesbian people. This is defined as ________.

Homophobia

Which of the following is NOT true of the exotic becomes erotic theory of sexual orientation developed by Daryl Bem?

It suggests that those who have gender-conforming behavior are more likely to develop erotic feelings for the same sex.

The 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision which in effect negated all sodomy laws in the remaining 14 states was ________.

Lawrence v. Texas

Bethany lives in a state that has legalized marriage for same-sex couples; she lives in ________.

Massachusetts

The brutal abduction, beating, and killing of Wyoming college student ________ in 1998 brought the issue of violence directed at gays to a higher level of public awareness.

Matthew Shepard

All of the following countries have extended gay couples the right to marry with all the rights bestowed on heterosexual married couples except ________.

Mexico

Some have suggested that the underpinnings of the search for the cause of sexual orientation are based on negative attitudes about homosexuality, including all of the following except that it is ________.

Natural

________ refers to the sex of the individuals to whom a person is primarily romantically, affectionately, and sexually attracted.

Sexual orientation

In the past, all states in the U.S. enacted ________ laws which prohibited people from engaging in certain sexual acts that were considered strange, deviant, or immoral.

Sodomy

Most historians trace the true beginning of the current, powerful gay rights movement to the ________.

Stonewall riot in New York City

All of the following are myths and misconceptions about gay and lesbian relationships except:

The overall relationship satisfaction and quality are about the same for gay and lesbian relationships as for heterosexual relationships.

Violent crimes against gay and lesbian individuals are the ________ most common category of hate crimes.

Third

All of the following states have passed laws that allow same-sex civil unions or domestic partnerships except ________.

Virgina

Sam has been given a copy of the Heterosexual Questionnaire. This handout includes all of the following questions except ________.

Why do gay people feel they need to flaunt it?

Which of these men is most clearly demonstrating that he has a homosexual orientation?

a man who is sexually attracted only to men, though he has not yet engaged in homosexual behavior

Negative effects of AIDS stigma might include ________.

all of the above

Seth is an out gay male. Depending on the state he works in, he could be ________ based solely because he is gay.

all of the above

Aaron, like many gay people, recognizes that one of the dangers of coming out is ________.

all of the above could be experienced

Two of the more widely accepted models of the coming out process reflect a gradual step-like progression, including ________.

all of the above.

All of the following is true about the Defense of Marriage Act except that it ________.

allows gay marriages from other states to be recognized on a limited basis

Researchers have discovered a possible biological basis for sexual orientation that has become known as "the older brother effect," meaning ________.

as the number of older brothers a man has increases, so do his chances of being gay

Compare Jon, who is gay, to his teenage classmate Sid, who is not gay. What we know from the research is that Jon has a ________ rate of psychological adjustment problems including depressions, drug abuse, eating disorders, and homelessness as compared to Sid.

higher rate

Terrence is a "gay basher." Reaction formation suggests that people like this may themselves be ________.

in deep denial that they themselves are closeted homosexuals

Beginning the process of coming out starts in all of the following life stages except ________.

in utero

The quote by Malcolm Boyd, a gay man and chaplain, was used to demonstrate that ________.

individuals of all sexual orientations experience similar attractions, emotions, and attitudes about love and relationships

Jane identifies as a lesbian. If Jane's college experience is like that of many other gay, lesbian, and bisexual students, ________.

it remains a difficult challenge

At the time of this textbook's publication, ________ countries worldwide have passed national legislation forbidding discrimination based on sexual orientation.

less than 10%

In ________ states, adoption for nonheterosexual couples is an option.

many

When gay people choose to live a life that is honest and open about their sexual orientation, all of the following have been found to be true except that they are ________.

more likely to increase the number of sexual partners

Children who are raised by gay parents ________.

grow up as well-adjusted as those raised by heterosexual couples

Erin is like most people in most cultures in the way she takes heterosexuality for granted. This is referred to as ________.

heterocentric

The presumption of heterosexuality is known as ________.

heterocentrism

Worldwide, the vast majority of HIV infections are due to ________.

heterosexual contact

The research on the index/ring finger "ratio" has found ________.

the index/ring finger ratio in lesbian women is more similar to that of men

A bisexual is a person who ________.

can enjoy and engage in sexual activity with members of both sexes, or recognizes a desire to do so, without any clear preference

What we know about bisexuality includes all of the following except that bisexuals are ________.

confused about their sexual orientation

According to the American Psychological Association, sexual orientation is viewed as a(n) ________.

continuum

Anthony learns that the suggestion that sexual orientation may have a biological basis can be seen in studies that show all of the following except ________.

differences in shoe size

A "0" on the Kinsey's sexual orientation rating scale would mean ________.

exclusively heterosexual

Today, widespread scientific support exists about the origins of sexual orientation that shows ________.

genes play an important role in sexual orientation.

Irene is excited to learn about the link between sexual orientation and siblings. The studies she has reviewed have found that, on average, gay men have a greater number of ________.

older brothers

Nancy is surprised to learn that hate crimes against gay and lesbian individuals are ________.

on the increase

Certain state and federal antidiscrimination laws specify characteristics of groups that are protected under these laws, such as race, religion, sex (male or female), age, or disability. These are referred to as ________.

protected classes

Gary suffers from irrational anti-gay attitudes and behaviors. One motivation proposed to explain this is a psychological defense mechanism called a(n) ________.

reaction formation

One study described in the text to support reaction formation theory found that those men who scored highest on homophobia became ________.

sexually aroused in response to a gay male video

Comparing MRI and PET scans of brains of homosexual and heterosexual individuals, researchers have found the brains of gay men to be ________.

similar to straight women

Studies cited in the text that were looking at the possible hormonal explanations for gay, lesbian, and bisexual orientations focused on all of the following except ________.

spinal column length

Simon LeVay's research on brain differences of a small group of heterosexual and homosexual men ________.

suggests a correlation between brain differences and sexual orientation

Which of these terms is most different in meaning from the others?

transsexual

Jen and Laurie are a lesbian couple. If they want to become pregnant they may do all of the following except ________.

use HCG

Research using identical twins indicates that ________.

when one member of a pair of identical twins is gay or lesbian, the chances are higher that the other twin will share that same sexual orientation

Rodney is studying the link between hormones and one's orientation. The research suggests that hormones probably affect one's sexual orientation ________.

while the fetus is in the uterus