Exam 10: Sexual Orientation

The catalyst that led many in the LGBTQ community to settle in urban cities as opposed to small towns was World War II.

Extreme disapproval attached to someone who deviates from socially and culturally acceptable standards of behavior,turning the person into a social outcast is called _____.

Describe the terms bisexuality,sexual fluidity,and queer or questioning.

As LGBTQ civil rights increased and provided some new protections,the AIDS epidemic began to recede and people's lives were saved.

Which of the following describes a person who does not want to be classified as heterosexual and who may be questioning an attraction to people of the same sex?

According to the Klein Scale,which of the following statements is accurate?

Janis is a straight female who works in a large company.Several subordinates,male and female,report to her on a daily basis.She feels that it helps her act with better authority and emotional detachment when she dresses in men's clothes.She,therefore,makes this type of dressing a habit,and feels that she gets things done better this way. Janis can be called a _____.

Cultures in which males who had same-sex attractions lived as women are identified as:

Attraction to another person and not to that person's gender is called _____.

Female sexual fluidity is:

Bianca,a small hamlet in Kormon,follows the practice of letting women live as either men or women,depending on their unique gender identity.Even as a child,one is allowed to choose his or her own gender-defined sexual expressions and to have a same-sex relationship if one wishes.This is an example of cultures which allowed same-sex relationships that are:

Kiera is a lesbian woman in her fifties.She was married to a heterosexual man and divorced after having three children.She has now formed a special bond with a very sympathetic,gentle and generous woman who is older than herself.Kiera has engaged in sexual relations with the older woman,and is considering changing her identity label.This is referred to as:

Sexual geography refers to:

Someone can actually be socialized as LGBTQ and can be taught to be gay.

Explain LGBTQ family formation.

Being homosexual in Mexican and Hispanic communities is sometimes associated with the cultural pattern of machismo,or being macho.

In the context of sexual orientation as a human right:

Some MSM (men who have sex with men)are prominent leaders in their communities and who speak out against homosexuality.

In cultures defined by gender roles,certain women were socialized into men's roles,and lived as men.

A group composed of those intimate partners or legally married spouses,close friends,and neighbors who feel so close to each other that they celebrate holidays and birthdays is termed as a(n):