Chapter 11 - Sexual Orientation

Question 1

Name sexual neighbours

Answer 1

Bisexual
Intersex
Lesbian
Straight
Gay
Trans-gendered/two-spirit

Question 2

What is GLBTI

Answer 2

Sexual orientation

• Gay
• Lesbian
• Bisexual

Gender Identity

• Transgender
• Intersex

Question 3

what is asexuality?

Answer 3

Asexual individuals may fall in love romantically with another person without feeling sexual desire for him or her

• They may have a masturbation frequency that falls in the normal range
• May or may not acquire an asexual identity

Question 4

List the myths about sexual orientation

Answer 4

• A dichotomous mode of sexual orientation exists.
• Gender is the primary criterion for sexual partner selection
• Sexual orientation is immutabe

Question 5

Define the Dichotomous model of sexual orientation

Answer 5

Its either being exclusively heterosexual or exclusively homosexual i.e on either end of the spectrum.

Question 6

What are identity labels?

Answer 6

labels are social constructions that include not only information about one’s sexual preference but also engender certain self perceptions (“I am lesbian”) as well as worldviews (political support for female solidarity.

Question 7

Does people’s sexual identity label stay the same throughout their life?

Answer 7

No, it changes over the course of time.

Question 8

Personality (maybe not the right word but whatever) traits of a queer person?

Answer 8

• Queer is the transcendence of gender and sex binaries
• Queer illustrates fluidity of sexual categorizations
• Queer begins to offer space for the intersection of gender identity and sexual orientation in relationships
• Queer offers an alternative
• Queer can be liberating

Question 9

What is affectional orientation

Answer 9

Affectional orientation has many aspects including sexual attraction, sexual fantasies and sexual preference

Question 10

What is the weird fact with being gay and having older brothers?

Answer 10

• Studies have shown that likelihood of being gay increases with number of older brothers
• This is only true for males
• Also only true if they are right handed

Question 11

List some facts about intimate relationships.

Answer 11

• Lesbian couples report greater relationship satisfaction than gay or heterosexual couples
• Non monogamous gay couples are as happy as monogamous gay couples
• Same sex couples are more likey to remain friends after a break up and to look for partners outside their age, race & socio economic demographic
• Majority of gay couples wish to be married at some point

Question 12

What did Freud believe about sexuality in everyone?

Answer 12

That we all are born bisexual and that is just might be lost over time due to socialization