ISSUES
: Sexuality and Gender
Index
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Index
adoption, same-sex parents 26, 31–2
asexuality 6
bisexuality
Bi visibility 5
coming out 10
finding out who you are 5
resistance to term 9
self-identification as 7
on the sexuality scale 7
term 5
bullying
see also
homophobia
anti-bullying campaigns 23
and homophobic language 28–9
in schools 23, 30
cinema
LGBT representation in 34, 35
Russo Test 34, 35
coming out
average ages 10
experiences of 10–11
fears about 10
first openly gay athlete, GB team 12
National Coming Out Day 10, 11
as personal decision 4
crossdressing people 19
gay
as homophobic term 28, 29
gay conversion therapy 38
gay people
see also
homosexuality; LGBT
age of consent 26
in the Armed Forces 26
self-identification as 7, 8–9
violence against 25–6
gay pride 13
gay rights issues 25, 26
gender dysphoria
see also
transgender people
causes 15
medical assessment and treatment 14–15
overview of 14
term 15
gender identity 1, 3
Gender Recognition Act 26, 37
gender-neutral toilets 33
genderqueer 8, 15
hate crime 25–6, 27
homicides 25, 26
homophobia
bullying in schools 23, 30
bullying in schools (copy) 23, 30
casual homophobia 9, 11
homophobic language 28–9
legislation against 27
term 2
homosexuality
criminalisation of 2, 39
gay conversion therapy 38
gay men, portrayal on TV 34, 35–7
and links to child abuse 3
pardons for convicted gay men 39
self-identification as 7
human rights 2, 3
intersex
legal recognition of 22
term 2
Kinsey scale 7
law
criminalisation of homosexuality 2, 39
equal rights legislation 8
Gender Recognition Act 26, 37
legal equality for LGBT 26–7
legal recognition of intersex people 22
legal rights for transgender people 19
pardons for convicted gay men 39
transgender people in the criminal justice system
37–8
LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender)
in all areas of society 2–3
term 1
violence against 25–6
LGBTI (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex)
10–11, 12
LGBTInnovators 11
marriage, same-sex couples 8, 11, 25, 26, 27
mental health issues 23, 30
Milk, Harvey 13
National Coming Out Day 10, 11
