PSY 3122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: 6 Years, Sociological Theory, Male Privilege

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3122
• Professor: Yaroslavna Kadulina

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Chapter 11: sexual / affectional orientations and diversity: learn about sexual / affectional orientation, find out about the development of sexual identity and affectional orientation, discover the importance of self-identification and the process of disclosing. Consider the impact of prejudices against same-sex oriented individuals sexual identity for lgbttiqq+ individuals. Those who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual may have at some point defined themselves as heterosexual. Asexuality without feeling sexual desire for her or him: may have a. Conversion therapy themselves: even more pronounced degree of heterosexism, which may cause acts of violence and hatred come from homophobia, biphobia, and queerphobia, heterosexism minimizes lgbttiqq people and assumes heterosexuality is the gold standard of (cid:498)normal(cid:499) behavior. Internalized homophobia may cause gay/lesbian people to hate and fear (cid:498)pray away the gay(cid:499: there is no proven method to change someone(cid:495)s sexual orientation, reparative therapy highly contested. Increased anxiety and depression: decreased self-esteem and increased feelings of shame and self-loathing.