Psychology 2075 Lecture 7: Chapter 14

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

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Chapter 14- sexual orientation and identity: gay, lesbian, bi, straight, or asexual. First time gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals openly fought back against police harassment was in june 1969. Cisgender and transgender individuals can be attracted to people of their own gender or of the other gender. Sexual identity one(cid:495)s self-identity as gay, heterosexual, bisexual, sexual or perhaps something else. There may be contradictions between people(cid:495)s sexual identity and their actual choice of sexual partners. Sexual orientation a person(cid:495)s erotic and emotional orientation toward members of his or her own gender or members of the other gender. Homosexual a person whose sexual orientation is towards members of the same gender. Heterosexual a person whose sexual orientation is toward members of the other gender. Bisexual a person whose sexual orientation is toward both men and women. Asexual a person who is not attracted to men or women. Lesbian a women whose sexual orientation is toward other women.