Rhonda does not feel comfortable that one of her 14-year-old daughter’s friends

Question

Rhonda does not feel comfortable that one of her 14-year-old daughter’s friends is gay, and she discourages her daughter from inviting this friend to her birthday party. This is an example of

a. heterosexism

b. cultural heterosexism

c. homophobia

d. structual heterosexism

When we describe a baby girl as “flirting” when she is affectionate with a boy or man, we are practicing

a. internalized homophobia

b. cultural homosexuality

c. structural heterosexism

d. cultural heterosexism

A setback during the progress of the 1990s for LGB people was

a. Don't Ask Don't Tell

b. Clinton vs Bush

c. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

d. Lawerence vs Texas

Explanation / Answer

Ans 1 : c) homophobia

homophobia refers to dislike or negative attitudes towards homosexuality or the people who are g ay , lesbians or transgenders etc.

Here Rhonda does the same. She does not like her daughter's friend coming to her birthday party , so in a way she is homophobic.

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