LGBTQ life in America : examining the facts /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, Califronia :
ABC-CLIO,
[2022]
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| Series: | Contemporary debates.
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Origins of LGBTQ Identity
- Q1. How are sexual behavior, sexual orientation, and gender identity related to each other?
- Q2. Is it true that there are LGBTQ animals in the wild?
- Q3. Is being LGBTQ a choice?
- Q4. Does LGBTQ identity exist outside of Western societies such as those in North America and developed European countries?
- Q5. Have there always been LGBTQ people?
- Q6. Has the idea that LGBTQ orientations stem from childhood sexual trauma been debunked by researchers?
- Q7. Is the word "queer" a slur against the LGBTQ community?
- 2. LGBTQ Political and Legal Treatment Over Time
- Q8. Did the gay rights movement begin at Stonewall in 1969?
- Q9. Is it true that some vocal opponents of LGBTQ rights are closeted gay people?
- Q10. Do laws protecting LGBTQ people affect the freedom of religious Americans who oppose LGBTQ people on religious grounds?
- Q11. Does giving rights to LGBTQ people lead to the legalization of practices like pedophilia, bestiality, and necrophilia?
- Q12. Have hate crimes against LGBTQ people in the United States increased over time?
- Q13. Do LGBTQ people in the United States still suffer from legal discrimination?
- 3. Public Visibility of LGBTQ People
- Q14. Has the public become more supportive of same-sex relationships and marriages?
- Q15. Has the public become more supportive of same-sex people being parents?
- Q16. Are major religions in the United States more supportive of LGBTQ people than they used to be?
- Q17. Are more people coming out as LGBTQ?
- Q18. Are there more openly LGBTQ elected officials than there used to be?
- Q19. Are there more LGBTQ people on TV and in movies than there used to be?
- 4. Gender Identity, Performance, and Dynamics
- Q20. Do LGBTQ relationships have the same dynamics that straight relationships do?
- Q21. Do lesbians and straight women harbor different views and attitudes toward men?
- Q22. Do gay men hate women, especially lesbians?
- Q23. Are bisexual people just confused gay (or straight) people who can't make up their mind?
- Q24. Are gay men less masculine than straight men?
- Q25. Are lesbians less feminine than straight women?
- Q26. Why are LGB people (people with nonheterosexual sexual orientations) grouped together with T people (non-cisgender gender identities) into one LGBTQ community?
- Q27. Are men who enjoy cross-dressing or drag transgender?
- 5. Transgender and Nonbiliary Identity
- Q28. Is it true that gender is not binary?
- Q29. Do medical and psychological authorities regard transgender or nonbinary gender identity as a mental illness?
- Q30. Can children really know that they are transgender from an early age?
- Q31. Do all transgender and nonbinary people feel the need to change the way their body looks through surgery?
- Q32. Are more Americans using nonbinary pronouns?
- Q33. Is transgender identity related to sexual orientation, in that transgender men are former lesbians and transgender women are former gay men?
- Q34. Is there tension between the feminist movement and people who identify as transgender and/or nonbinary?
- 6. Behaviors and Outcomes Associated with LGBTQ People
- Q35. Do LGBTQ people contract HIV/AIDS at different rates than straight people?
- Q36. Are LGBTQ people more prone to mental illness than straight people?
- Q37. Can conversion therapy change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity?
- Q38. Do LGBTQ people abuse drugs and alcohol at different rates than straight people?
- Q39. Do straight people and LGBTQ people have different life expectancies?
- Q40. Are LGBTQ youth more likely to be homeless?
- Q41. Is bullying of LGBTQ kids for their sexual orientation becoming less common?
- Q42. Are children of LGBTQ parents worse off than children of straight parents?
- 7. Diversity within the LGBTQ Community
- Q43. Do LGBTQ people tend to be of a certain race, gender, or age?
- Q44. Do LGBTQ people tend to live in particular geographic regions?
- Q45. Do LGBTQ people tend to be from a particular socioeconomic background?
- Q46. Are LGBTQ people more sexually active than straight people?
- Q47. Is there such a thing as a "gay lifestyle"?
- Q48. Do LGBTQ and straight people display distinct differences in their physical appearance, behavior, or speech?
- Q49. Have LGBTQ people made positive impacts on American life and culture?.