Chapter 13: Sexual Orientation: Gay, Straight, or Bi?

Question 1

a person’s erotic and emotional orientation toward members of his or her own gender or members of the other gender

Answer 1

sexual orientation

Question 2

a person whose sexual orientation is toward members of the same gender

Answer 2

homosexual

Question 3

a person whose sexual orientation is toward members of the other gender

Answer 3

heterosexual

Question 4

a person whose sexual orientation is toward both men and women

Answer 4

bisexual

Question 5

homosexual; especially male homosexuals

Answer 5

gay

Question 6

a woman whose sexual orientation is toward other women

Answer 6

lesbian

Question 7

heterosexual; that is, a person whose sexual orientation is toward members of the opposite gender

Answer 7

straight

Question 8

a strong, irrational fear of homosexuals; negative attitudes and reactions to homosexuals

Answer 8

homophobia

Question 9

negative attitudes and behaviors toward gays and lesbians; also known as sexual prejudice

Answer 9

antigay prejudice

Question 10

the belief that everyone is heterosexual and that heterosexuality is the norm; homosexuality is denigrated

Answer 10

heterosexism

Question 11

a homosexual who is “in the closet”; who keeps his or her sexual orientation a secret

Answer 11

covert homosexual

Question 12

a homosexual who is “out of the closet”, who is open about his or her sexual orientation

Answer 12

overt homosexual

Question 13

the process of acknowledging to oneself, and then to others, that one is gay or lesbian

Answer 13

coming out

Question 14

clubs where gay men can socialize; features include a swimming pool or whirlpool and access to casual sex

Answer 14

gay baths

Question 15

one’s self-identity as homosexual, heterosexual, or bisexual

Answer 15

sexual identity

Question 16

a theoretical model in psychology and psychiatry in which mental problems are thought of as sickness or mental illness; the problems in turn are often thought to be due to biological factors

Answer 16

medical model

Question 17

any one of a number of treatments designed to turn LGBs into heterosexuals

Answer 17

conversion or reparative therapy