Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Kinsey Scale, Homophobia, Sexual Identity

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

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Sexual identity: one"s self identity as gay, heterosexual, bisexual, or asexual. In the past, it was associated with negative stereotypes, such as deviance, mental illness, and criminal behaviour: emphasizes sexual behaviour, rather than sexual identity, ambiguous, pansexual: open to relationships with people of any sex, gender, or gender identity. How many people are gay, lesbian, bi, straight, or asexual: men surveyed reported, 1. 4% considered themselves homosexual, 0. 7% bisexual, women surveyed reported, 0. 8% homosexual, 0. 9% bisexual. In a british study, 1% of people reported that they have no sexual attraction to men or women, in an online study 3. 5% reported they were asexual: kinsey scale (based on behaviour, not attraction) Serious emotional and mental health consequence for lgb individuals: particularly for adolescents establishing their sexual identity, the most extreme expression of antigay prejudice occur in hate crimes. In 2005 the house of commons passed a bill ensuring that marriage is a right for all.