Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Prenatal Development, Antigen, 1999 In Pride Fc

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Corey Isaacs

Document Summary

The rst gay liberation group in canada formed in vancouver in 1970. 8 months later 200 protesters on parliament hill demanded equal rights for gays and lesbians. In 1981 3000 people rallied in to to protest the arrest of 300 men during police raids on gay bathhouses. Sexual identity is one"s self-label as heterosexual, gay, bi, lesbian, asexual etc. There may be contradictions between people"s sexual identity and actual choice of sexual partners. E. g. women who claim they are bi but only ever sleep with men or heterosexuals who sometimes engage in sexual activity with the same sex. Tearoom trade example of this - successful heterosexual men who stop by public restrooms to engage in oral sex with another man. So sexual orientation is whom we are emotionally, romantically and sexually attracted to. The term lesbian has its roots to the great greek poet sappho who lived on the island of lesbos in 600 bce.