Lecture 8 - Sexual and Gender Diversity

Question 1

What year was conversion therapy banned?

Answer 1

2015

Question 2

what is sexual attraction

Answer 2

what gender(s) are you into

Question 3

what are terms for sexual attraction

Answer 3

gay, lesbian, bisexual/pansexual, queer, asexual, aromantic, heterosexual or straight

Question 4

what is sexual identity and gender?

Answer 4

“Which gender(s) are you?”

Question 5

what are some terms for sexual identity and gender

Answer 5

Intersex, non-binary, trans/transgender/transsexual, cis/cisgender, cissexual, genderqueer, agender, gender diverse or gender creative

Question 6

What is gender binary

Answer 6

Idea that there’s only two options (male or female) depending on what your doctor saw at birth

Question 7

Which two categories are gender binaries constructed

Answer 7

sex, gender, gender expression (gender flavor)

Question 8

what is homonegativity

Answer 8

explicit contempt towards LGBQ people or people perceived to be (explicit exclusion)

Question 9

what is heterosexism

Answer 9

idea that heterosexual attraction is the default, ideal, and that all deviation from it is less good/problematic/sick/dangerous (implicit exclusion)

Question 10

what is another term for homophobia?

Answer 10

homonegativity

Question 11

what are 4 factors that lead to resiliency

Answer 11

• Authenticity
• Acceptance
• Representation
• Connection

Question 12

why have people opted to not use the term sexual orientation

Answer 12

overemphasizes the sexual aspects of an orienation and thus oversimplifies what an orientation is

Question 13

what term to people used instead of sexual orientation and what is it

Answer 13

affectional orientation… more inclusive because it includes the interaction between affect and cognition such that it produces attraction, erotic desire and feelings of love

Question 14

Why has the word homosexual been opted out

Answer 14

overmphasized sex and developed a hugely negative connotation

Question 15

what are the biological hypotheses/studies regarding homosexuality

Answer 15

Studies on brain nuclei, biological markers (left handedness, length of fingers), genetics, circulating hormones, maternal hormones…

Question 16

what are the psychological hypotheses/studies regarding homosexuality

Answer 16

reinforced behaviours, the rank of brothers and sisters within the family…

Question 17

Where does the hypothesis that some genetic predisposition to exclusive homosexuality in men come from?

Answer 17

identical twin studies… even though it’s nonconclusive

Question 18

Why haven’t we gotten further in finding the “cause” of homosexuality?

Answer 18

We’re lumping everything together

Question 19

what are the 4 conceptual models of affectional/sexual orientation

Answer 19

1) Pre-Kinsey dichotomous
2) Kinsey Sexual Orientation Scale
3) Storms Two Dimensional Scheme
4) Klein’s Sexual Orientation Grid

Question 20

what is the main focus in Kinsey Scale?

Answer 20

behaviour

Question 21

what is the type of scale Kinsey uses and what are the values

Answer 21

Likert scale
0-6 where 0 is completely heterosexual with no homosexual behaviour and 6 is completely homosexual with no heterosexual behaviour

Question 22

what is the main focus in storms 2 dimensional scheme?

Answer 22

mind/emotional (based in eroticism

Question 23

what is the difference between storm and kinsey’s way of measuring?

Answer 23

storm uses degrees while kinsey uses scale from 1-6

Question 24

what is the only conceptual model of orientation that takes into consideration asexual?

Answer 24

Storm’s Scheme

Question 25

what is the biggest distinction between asexuality and dysfunction of low sexual desire?

Answer 25

the fact of distressed

Question 26

what are the 4 main orientations according to Storm?

Answer 26

homosexual, bisexual, asexual, heterosexual

Question 27

how is klein’s sexual orientation grid different from klein and storms in relation to their main focus

Answer 27

not just about behaviours, he defines sexual orientation as being influences by 7 variables

Question 28

what are the 7 variables that influence orientation in klein’s model?

Answer 28

sexual attraction
sexual behaviour
sexual fantasies
emotional preference
social preference
self identification
hetero/gay lifestyle

Question 29

what does klein imply when he takes into account your past present and ideal?

Answer 29

that sexual orientation is fluid

Question 30

how is klein’s grid similar to kinsey?

Answer 30

Klein applies kinsey’s likert scale to the variables

Question 31

Unlike kinsey and storm, klein does not give you a result. What is the point of klein’s grid?

Answer 31

It’s a self-reflective tool. The only place where a label is possible is in self-identification (F)