Sexual orientation- chapter 9

Question 1

Assigned gender

Answer 1

based on appearance of external genitals

the gender in which the child is raised

Question 2

Gender identity

Answer 2

ones subjective sense of being a man or women. This sense is usually acquired by age 3

Question 3

tranny

Answer 3

Someone who feels their gender identity is incompatible with their physical sex.

Question 4

Intersex

Answer 4

Someone born with ambiguous genitalia, which may have characteristics of both sexes or of neither sex in particular.

Question 5

Bisexual

Answer 5

want partners of same sex or opposite

Question 6

Gay

Answer 6

prefers same sex

Question 7

gender sysphoria

Answer 7

a strong desire to be of the opposite gender or an insistence that he or she is of the other gender

Question 8

defining sexual orientation

Answer 8

distinct preferences consistently made after adolescence in the presence of clear alternatives
bi’s are more fluid in their orientation than are straight people or gays

Question 9

sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender roles

Answer 9

straight people believe they have the ability to tell whether a person is a home just by indirect cues
one cannot absolutely predict future sexual orientation

Question 10

being a homo

Answer 10

been getting ripped on and made fun of for many years

Question 11

coming out

Answer 11

the first stage is admitting to oneself that one has a homosexual orientation
sexual attraction starts around age 10
young and gay feel lots of hatred
next stage, the homo gets to know other homo’s- ending the isolation
3rd stage is telling friends and family