study guide

Test your knowledge about sexual orientation people by deciding whether the statements below are true or false.

1. Most LGBs are cross-dressers.

2. You can tell LGB persons by the way they look, act, or talk.

3. People could stop being LGB if they wanted to.

4. Most LGBs adopt a sexual role - they are usually either the passive partner or the active partner in sex.

5. Most gay men are incapable of having sex with women.

6. Gay men are gay because they have a psychological fear of women.

7. Lesbians are more masculine in build—bigger, more muscular—than straight women.

8. Bisexuals are often confused about their sexuality and have trouble deciding the gender they are attracted to.

9. LGBs often try to recruit others to their sexual orientation.

10. LGBs can stop desiring members of the same sex if they get therapy.

11. Bisexual men are rare. Most men are either gay or straight.

12. Same-sex behavior is found only among humans.

13. LGBs are more likely than heterosexuals to abuse children.

14. Being brought up by LGB parents increases your chance of being gay, lesbian, or bisexual yourself.

15. Bisexuals are promiscuous.

16. Most countries in the world today have outlawed LGB behavior.

17. The Christian church has always been strongly opposed to LGB behavior.

18. Bisexuals are rarely in a monogamous relationship.

Answers: All of the above statements are false!