Why do some gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals tell people about their sexual orientation?
Frequently Asked QuestionsThey tell about it because sharing that aspect of themselves with others is important to their mental health. In fact, the process of identity development for lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals, called coming out, has been found to be strongly related to psychological adjustment—the more positive the gay, lesbian, or bisexual identity, the better one’s mental health and the higher one’s self-esteem.
Related QuestionsAnswers to Your Questions About Sexual Orientation and Homos...Because sharing that aspect of themselves with others is important to their mental health. In fact, the process of identity development for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals called "coming out", has been found to be strongly related to psychological adjustment—the more positive the gay, lesbian, or bisexual identity, the better one's mental health and the higher one's self-esteem.Related Questions
A13. Why would lesbians/gay men discriminate against bisexuals?
soc.bi FAQ section COne reason is because we are sometimes perceived as "hiding," a sense that some bisexuals use their bisexuality to look heterosexual at work, in straight social settings, to enjoy the "heterosexual privilege" that is part of the social norm. Secondly, bisexuals are sometimes seen as blurring the issues and weakening the lesbian and gay movement.
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Answers to Your Questions About Sexual Orientation and Homos...Yes. Studies comparing groups of children raised by homosexual and by heterosexual parents find no developmental differences between the two groups of children in four critical areas: their intelligence, psychological adjustment, social adjustment, and popularity with friends. It is also important to realize that a parent's sexual orientation does not dictate his or her children's.
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PFLAG: Frequently Asked QuestionsReligious and secular organizations do sponsor campaigns and studies claiming that GLBT people can change their sexual orientation or gender identity because there is something wrong. PFLAG believes that it is our anti-GLBT attitudes, laws and policies that need to change, not our GLBT loved ones. These studies and campaigns suggesting that GLBT people can change are based on ideological biases and not peer-reviewed solid science.
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SAFE Singapore: October 2006There are organizations that claim gay and trangendered people can change their sexual identity or orientation. For a strat, their assertions assume that there is something wrong with being gay or transgender, and are based on ideological biases rather than solid science. Claims of conversion from gay to straight tend to be poorly documented, lack follow-up and contain flawed research.
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TransProud - Frequently Asked QuestionsSexual orienation refers to the gender which a person finds themselves emotionally and sexually attracted. The common terms for the variety of sexual orientations are gay, lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual. Some individuals may identify themselves as asexual, and others as other.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Sexual Orientation and Gend...Yes, a large portion of the GLBT community has a preference for, or is involved in, a longstanding relationship. However, social rejection of homosexuality and of transgender people frequently causes these relationships to be invisible. For example, same sex marriages are currently not recognized in most states, and many benefits for legal spouses are denied to domestic partners.
Related QuestionsDo lesbians or gay men hate the opposite sex?
Division of Diversity and Community Engagement - Gender and ...Lesbians are lesbians because they form loving relationships with women, and gay men are gay because they form loving relationships with men. Neither form relationships because they hate the opposite sex.
Related QuestionsDo lesbians and gay men want to be the opposite sex?
Division of Diversity and Community Engagement - Gender and ...Lesbians and gay men do not want to be the opposite sex. Within the gay community, there are many people who have challenged and discarded stereotypical gender roles but that does not mean they are trying to be the other sex. Being gay, lesbian or bisexual involves celebration and affirmation of one's sex, not a rejection of it. Some people confuse gayness with transsexuality.
Related QuestionsFrequently Asked Questions about Sexual Orientation and Gend...Although some lesbians and gay men do not conform to expected gender roles, most do not want to change their sex. Do not confuse transgender people with lesbians and gay men.Related Questions
How many gay men/lesbians are there in Brighton and how many are age 14-19?
Frequently asked questions to Switchboard by young peopleAlthough no exact figures have ever been counted it is estimated that 1 in 4 of the men living in brighton are gay. 1 in 10 of the women in Brighton are lesbian. Of this group approximately 21% are aged 16 -21.
Related QuestionsHow long have gay men/lesbians been living in Brighton?
Frequently asked questions to Switchboard by young peopleAlthough much of gay and lesbian history has never been recorded, the earliest recording of gays and lesbians in the town was in August 1822, George Wilson, a servant from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was accused by a guardsman he had met in the Duke of Wellington public house in Pool Valley of having offered him a sovereign and two shillings to go with him onto the beach to commit an unnatural crime.
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Frequently asked questions to Switchboard by young peopleAs of the 8th January 2001 in England, Scotland and Wales, the age of consent for gay men and lesbians is 16. With one exception being if one the couple is in a position of authority (ie a teacher or youth group leader) the age is 18. Secondly if you are below the age of 16 it doesn't mean you are not gay.
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FAQ'SA housing provider may ask an applicant or tenant to verify that they have a disability and need accommodation. The type of verification needed will depend on the specifics of the situation and may be provided by a doctor or other medical professional, a peer support group, or a service agency. However, the applicant or tenant is not required to tell the housing provider the specifics of their disability or to give the housing provider a full copy of their medical history.
Related QuestionsFrequently asked questions about sexual orientationSexual Orientation is an enduring emotional, romantic and sexual attraction to another person. It is easily distinguished from other components of sexuality, including biological sex, gender identity (the psychological sense of being male or female) and the social gender role (adherence to cultural norms for feminine and masculine behaviour). Bisexual persons can experience sexual and emotional attraction to both their own sex and the opposite sex.Related Questions
Can people change their sexual orientation?
FAQ -- Frequently Asked QuestionsThe answer is that the sex or sexes one is attracted to is innate and predetermined. Sexual orientation is a genetically and hormonally determined and God-given trait. People can control their behavior, but a person who is gay can never have a fulfilling romantic relationship with someone of the opposite sex unless he or she is bisexual. Similarly, someone who is heterosexual can only be fulfilled emotionally and physically by a relationship with someone of a different sex.
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Frequently Asked Questions :: Boys on Boys on FilmNo. Yaoi is created by women, for a female audience. Gay men usually enjoy different things than female yaoi fans, and though sometimes those interests intersect, almost all Japanese boys' love works are created by women. Sometimes the central characters are gay. Sometimes they have never even thought about a man in a sexual way. There are many different ways to write a BL story!
Related QuestionsDo you have anything for men whose fathers are gay?
Twin Cities Men's Center FAQOccasionally we have had a Wednesday presentation on just this topic. Any of our support groups would be a good place to discuss this topic.
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Frequently Asked QuestionsHeck NO! The NY Daily News says: "Bound to be a hit with gays, straights and EVERYONE in between!" And they are right! Since the original Los Angeles production, and now all over the world, NAKED BOYS has always attracted an extremely eclectic audience…we've had men, women, senior citizens, mothers, fathers Rabbis, strippers, nudist groups, bachelorette parties galore and people from all walks of life. We welcome everyone!
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The Ex-Gay Movement | Progressive UChange is only for those with unwanted same sex attractions. What makes you happy may not make someone else happy because we are all individuals. Please respect other people's decisions for their lives.
Related QuestionsCan gay people have families?
PFLAG: Frequently Asked QuestionsYes! GLBT people can and do have families. Same-sex couples do form committed and loving relationships. In the United States many same-sex couples choose to celebrate their love with commitment ceremonies or civil unions, although these couples are not offered the rights and benefits of marriage. More and more GLBT couples are also raising children together, although state laws on adoption and foster parenting vary.
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TransProud - Frequently Asked QuestionsThe sexual orientation of transgender people covers the entire spectrum. At some level, it can also be largely irrelevant, but if labels are to be applied, all of them can. Some FTM (female-to-male transgender) men are attracted to woman, others to men. In the first instance, they would most likely identify as a heterosexual man, in the latter, as a gay man.
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The Golden Compass | The HDM FAQ | His Dark Materials | Brid...It was clear to me from the beginning that occasionally someone might acquire a daemon of the same sex. What might that mean? I don't know everything it might mean; it could mean something about their own sexuality, or it might mean something quite different. It's one of the many things I don't know fully about my world. Similarly with how daemons are born. There wasn't actually any part of the story that depended on my studying daemonic gynaecology, so I didn't go into it.
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