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Contents:
- ARE YOU STRAIGHT, GAY, OR SOMEWHERE BETWEEN?
- KEV SPACEY DEFENDS COMG OUT AS GAY AFTER BEG ACCED OF SEXUAL MISNDUCT: ‘I WAS UNR A LOT OF PRSURE’
ARE YOU STRAIGHT, GAY, OR SOMEWHERE BETWEEN?
* homosexual heterosexual continuum *
In recent years, the ia that sexual orientatn exists on a ntuum om homosexual to heterosexual wh varyg gre of bisexualy -between (ntuy) and that one’s preference for men vers women n shift overtime and ntext (sexual fluidy) has been on the ascendancy wh amia, LGBTIQ + activism, and popular culture.
KEV SPACEY DEFENDS COMG OUT AS GAY AFTER BEG ACCED OF SEXUAL MISNDUCT: ‘I WAS UNR A LOT OF PRSURE’
Reflectg this trend, a recent YouGov poll found that Amerins are now evenly spl on whether they view sexual orientatn as a ntuum (40%) vers as a gay/straight bary (42%)6—suggtg the notn of the sexual orientatn ntuum has now permeated the broar culture, 70 years on om Aled Ksey first troducg the Ksey Sle7. Typilly, is found that believg homosexualy to be blogilly termed and immutable, rather than chosen or malleable, is associated wh more acceptance of sexual mori, prumably bee gay/lbian dividuals are seen as ls blameworthy for their sexuali8, 9, 10, 11.
On the other hand, viewg sexual orientatn as existg bary gay/straight tegori predicts more prejudice, perhaps bee leads gay/lbian dividuals to be seen as more fundamentally different8, 10.