Exam 11: Sexual Orientation

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

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

The biological model looks at such things as ________, ________, and ________.

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

Thirty-nine states have passed "________" acts that specifically limit marriage to opposite-sex couples and forbid same-sex marriages, define marriage as the union of a man and a woman, and allow states not to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.

The ________ in New York City was the site of the riots that began the current gay rights movement in the U.S.

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

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

The Heterosexual Questionnaire is used to help guide you in your understanding of your sexual orientation.

One of the most common mistakes many heterosexuals make about nonheterosexuals is assuming that what defines someone as gay or lesbian is simply their sexual behavior.

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

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.

The presumption of heterosexuality is known as ________.

In 2003, the Supreme Court decision Lawrence v.Texas in effect negated all sodomy laws in the remaining 14 states.

Discuss what is known about bisexuality.

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

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

Bisexual refers to someone who wants to have sex with a man and a woman at the same time.

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

When researchers from the CDC first began working to identify and isolate the cause of AIDS, they originally called the illness ________, because that is the population they first saw it appear in.