Sexual Orientation

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Sexual Orientation

• Kevin Lowe
• Jake McEldowney

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Young Homosexual Children(Birth 12 years)

• Children are naturally homosexual beings (Goode
  150)
• Most children grow up having same-sex friends

3
Young Homosexual Children(Birth 12 years)

• Most GLBT teenagers report having known they were
  different in their gender preference by age 5 to
  7.
• Not much different for young children
• Once at ages 10 to 12, the youth begins to feel
  sexual attraction towards the same sex

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Homosexual Teenagers(13 years 21 years)

• 9 of high school aged students identify as gay,
  lesbian, bisexual or questioning.
• Suicide is the leading cause of death among gay
  and lesbian youth (Robertson 714)

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Homosexual Teenagers(13 years 21 years)

• 50 of all gay and lesbian youth report that
  their parents reject them due to their sexual
  orientation.
• In a study of 194 Gay/Lesbian youth, 25 were
  verbally abused by parents, and 10 dealt with
  threatened or actual violence.

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Homosexual Teenagers(13 years 21 years)

• 43 of homeless teens claim to be homosexual
• In a study of gay male youths, 27 moved away
  from home because of conflict with family members
  over sexual orientation
• Almost half had run away from home at least once

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Homosexual Teenagers(13 years 21 years)

• Homosexuals are 5 times more likely to drop out
  of school than heterosexuals (Robertson 714)
• 28 are forced to drop out
• Gay and lesbian youth discomfort comes from fear
  of name calling and physical harm

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Homosexual Teenagers(13 years 21 years)

• Gay students hear slurs as often as 26 times each
  day
• Faculty intervention occurs in only about 3 of
  those cases.
• 27 of gay and lesbian youth have been physically
  hurt by another student.

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Homosexual Adults(older than 21 years)

• Higher risk for Health problems. (Huebner Davis
  260)
• Mental Physical
• Higher risk than the heterosexual population for
  alcohol and drug abuse. (Huebner Davis 260)
• 30 of GLBT Population

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Homosexual Adults(older than 21 years)

• GLBT are the center of many hate crimes in the
  workplace. (Huebner Davis 260)
• 7 times more likely than heterosexuals
• At least 75 of crimes against gays and lesbians
  are not reported to anyone

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Homosexual Adults(older than 21 years)

• Marriage/Unions
• Massachusetts
• California
• Connecticut
• Hawaii
• Vermont
• Maine
• New Jersey
• District of Columbia

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Homosexuality Laws Around the World

• Explains in which countries/states homosexuality
  is legal or illegal
• What the penalty is for illegal countries
• Map

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References

• Robertson, H. (2005). Under the Rainbow. Phi
  Delta Kappan, 86(9), 713-715. Retrieved Thurs.,
  April 12, 2007 from the Academic Search Premier
  database.
• Huebner, D., Davis, M. (2005). Gay and Bisexual
  Men Who Disclose Their Sexual Orientations in
  the Workplace Have Higher Workday Levels of
  Salivary Cortisol and Negative Affect. Annals of
  Behavioral Medicine, 30(3), 260-267. Retrieved
  Thurs., April 12, 2007 from the Academic Search
  Premier database.
• Rostosky, S., Riggle, E. (2002). 'Out' at Work
  The Relation of Actor and Partner Workplace
  Policy and Internalized Homophobia to Disclosure
  Status. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 49(4),
  411. Retrieved Thurs., April 12, 2007 from the
  Academic Search Premier database.
• Goode, E. (2001). A Rainbow of Differences in
  Gays' Children. New York Times, 150(51817), F1.
  Retrieved Thurs., April 12, 2007 from the
  Academic Search Premier database.
• Homosexuality Laws around the World.
  www.Sparkoffreedom.com. May 2006. Accessed
  Thurs., April 12, 2007.