Impact of Sexual Orientation

Question 1

Growing up gay gives you a __ ___ to project yourself in the future

Answer 1

limited ability

Question 2

Future orientation decreases ___ behavior and increases

Answer 2

risk-taking; academic motivation

Question 3

GB boys have an __ rate of bullying after high school

Answer 3

increased

Question 4

Two strongest reasons why LBGTs commit more suicide

Answer 4

loneliness and social isolation

Question 5

Eventually homophobic comments become ___ to the homosexual

Answer 5

internalized

Question 6

More __ couples and registered ___ decreased suicide rates

Answer 6

gay; democrats

Question 7

Gay men in __ show greater positive affect and are protected against depression- marriage is even better

Answer 7

relationships

Question 8

___ bans increase negative mental health effects for gay population

Answer 8

marriage bans

Question 9

Disclosing sexual status decreases ___ levels

Answer 9

cortisol

Question 10

The reason the gay population has higher nicotine and alcohol may be because their safe haven is

Answer 10

a bar

Question 11

Physicians do not screen homosexual couples for ___ ___ as much

Answer 11

domestic violence

Question 12

Lesbians have an increased risk of breast cancer bc (4 reasons)

Answer 12

bc they are less likely to be pregnant, obesity increase, increased alcohol use, delayed diagnosis (most important)

Question 13

Lesbians have higher rates of cervical cancer bc

Answer 13

lower rate of pap smears and misconception of lesbian risk

Question 14

_ cancer is similar to HPV and is found in gay men

Answer 14

anal

Question 15

GB men are twice as likely to be diagnosed with __ cancer

Answer 15

skin cancer

Question 16

Gay men have a high rate of ___ disorders because of negative body image

Answer 16

eating

Question 17

HIV related illness include ___ sarcoma

Answer 17

Kaposi’s sarcoma (HHV8)