Exam 11: Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

It is legal in ____ states to fire, decline to hire or promote, or otherwise discriminate against an employee because of his or her sexual orientation.

In 1996, Congress passed and President Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act.This act

The term ___________ is commonly used to refer to negative or hostile attitudes directed toward same-sex sexual behavior.​

How has the gay rights struggle been functional for society?

The argument that homosexuals are deviant because they do not fulfill the main function of the family institution can be criticized on the basis that​

What percent of Americans believe that gay and lesbian relations are morally acceptable?

What percent of LGBT employees report that they are "out" to everyone at work?

Conflict theorists argue that heterosexual men's subordination and devaluation of gay men reinforces gender inequality.

Research has found that heterosexual men are more negative about gay men than about lesbians.

According to the structural-functionalist perspective, homosexual relations are defined as "deviant" because

A strong predictor of anti-LGB bias is

What is DOMA? What has happened to it in recent years?

What is "internalized homophobia?"

A study found that about ____ percent of the U.S.population identify as either gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

The __________ Project has evolved into a major cyber-movement aimed at instilling messages of hope and support for LGBT youth.​

The first major Christian denomination to endorse same-sex marriage was

Kinsey concluded from his early research on sexual behavior that heterosexuality and homosexuality represent two ends of a continuum.

Research clearly indicates that the origin of sexual orientation is genetic.​