MGT 467 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Mattachine Society, Stonewall Riots, Heterosexism
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The apa defines sexual orientation as a component of sexuality characterized by enduring emotional, romantic, sexual, and/or affectional attractions to individuals of a particular gender" Prior to 1973, the apa had homosexuality on its list of mental and emotional disorders. Faced with choice of telling others about group membership. Non-heterosexuals: gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender, queer persons. An ideological system that denies, denigrates, and stigmatizes any nonheterosexual behavior, relationship, identity, or community. Refers to a person"s internal sense of gender, as well as how a person behaviors, appears, or presents with regard to societal expectations of that person. Earliest known gay rights organization was formed in chicago in 1924. First national gay rights organization began in 1951. 4% to 17% of the nearly 296 million people in the u. s. are gay or lesbian. On average, gays and lesbians have higher education levels than heterosexuals.
