PSYC 6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Human Sexual Response Cycle, Jolla, Handedness
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A. lesbian/gay relationships report greater satisfaction than heterosexuals (due likely to communication; not sexual orientation) Those who aren"t married are more likely to end relationships than heterosexuals: lesbians have higher dissolution rates. Lesbian sexual interaction tend to have more characteristics associated with greater sexual enjoyment than straight women"s sexual interactions: more nongenital interaction before genital contact, longer sexual encounters, more comfort w/ erotic language, greater frequency of orgasm, lg families. Less likely to have children (for anatomical reasons) Children of gay couples have not shown differences from other children. No evidence to support that early peer or family experiences lead someone to be. Census data on same sex couples raising children: 33% of lesbian/female bisexual couples, 22% of gay/male bisexual couples, coming out, let"s pretend there aren"t any differences. The process of becoming aware of and disclosing one"s homosexual identity. Lgbt students hear anti-gay slurs an average of 26 times each day.
