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Chapter 13

Sexual Orientation

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Homosexuality and Bisexuality

Stereotypes About Lesbian and Gay People The Queen and the Butch Playing Male and Female Roles The Myth of Child Molesting “If They’re Gay, They Must Have AIDS”

What Does Being a Homosexual Mean?

The Ethical Problems of Conversion Therapy

Transsexual and Transgender People

Definition of Bisexual

Numbers of Lesbian and Gay People

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Why Are Some People Lesbian or Gay?

Biological Theories

Genetic Factors Brain (Anatomical) Factors Hormonal Factors

Psychosocial Theories

The Evaluation of Theory: What Is the Answer?

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Interactionist Theory

Ethical Issues Related to Theory

Other Research on the Origins of Homosexuality

Discrimination and the Impacts of Homophobia

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Lesbian and Gay Lifestyles

Lesbian and Gay Relationships

Sexual Interaction

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Significant Issues and Life Events

The Impacts of Social and Economic Forces: Legal Empowerment

Employment The Military Personal Relationships, Finances, and Same-Sex

Marriage Child Custody and Visitation Rights The Future of Lesbian and Gay Rights

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Community Responses: Violence Against Lesbian and Gay People

Coming Out

Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation

Lesbian and Gay Adolescents

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Empowering Lesbian and Gay Parents

As Lesbians and Gay Men Age

Gay and Lesbian People and AIDS

Social Work with Lesbian and Gay People: Promoting

Optimal Well-Being