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1
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What is maculine

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Being straight, power/status, toughness, anti-femininity

2
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Threat to masculinity=

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Threat to whole self cause men like to be “manly”

3
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Masculinity of gay men

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Most articles= how it affects sex life, partner, dominance in sex

4
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Traditionally masculinity ideology=

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Lower quality romantic relationships (gay/straight men)

5
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Female biologically

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A person with XX chromosomes considered “female” biologically

6
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Male biologically

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A person with XY chromosomes considered “male” biologically

7
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Assigned sex

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Label of “female” or “male” given to a baby based on the appearance of genitals at birth

8
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Intersexuality

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variations from typical male/female biological sex

9
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Sexual differentiation

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The anatomical formation of sex during prenatal development

10
Q

Sex chromosomes

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Pair of chromosomes designed X & Y
Female:XX
Male:XY

11
Q

Y chromosome produces…

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Androgens: cause development and growth on men sex organs

12
Q

Little research has been done with…

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Women

13
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Klinefelter’s syndrome

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XXY
Anatomically male
Less “masculine” look

14
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Turner’s syndrome

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XO
Loss of androgens
Look like females
Typically identify as girls

15
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Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS)

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XY
Unable to process androgens 
Male anatomy doesn't develop
Look like female 
Rare 
Identify as female
16
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Partial Androgen Insensitivity (PAIS)

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XY
Big sex organs
Unclear about gender identity

17
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)

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XX
Have working internal female organs
May appear as male/female
Most common

18
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Hermaphrodites

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Historical label for people with sexuality ambiguous bodies

Hermès and Aphrodite

19
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David Reimer

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Botched circumcision
Advised to be raised as a girl
Committed suicide later on

20
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Heterosexism

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Discrimination based on sexual orientation

21
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Socially labeled

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A woman who kisses another woman at a party but has a boyfriend

22
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Latina/LatinX cultures

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Likely to remain in the “closet”

No open support from family, but not disowned

23
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African American Cultures

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Sexuality is considered secondary problem to racism

Religiously likely to condemn homosexuality

24
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Asian American Cultures

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ANY sexual expression is unacceptable

Both Hetero/homo expression is private

25
Q

Kinsey scale

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Sexual range from heterosexual-bisexual-homosexual
0 - X (1,2,3,4,5,6)
Asexual at the end

26
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Asexuality (ACE)

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Lack of sexual attraction

27
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American lesbians and gay men

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Consider their sexualities to be inborn rather than chosen

28
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Neuro-hormonal

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Fetuses exposed to androgens (male hormones) will be sexually attracted to females

29
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Fetuses exposed to estrogens

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(Female hormones) will be sexually attracted to males

30
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Fraternal birth order

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Males with older brothers are more likely to be gay

31
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Ambiguous sex (PAIS)

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Mostly heterosexual people, raised as boys

32
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Girls with CAH

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Slightly more likely to ID as lesbian

33
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Alliance formation

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Same sex friends help defend each other

34
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Kinselection

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Gay men help with child rearing, increasing offspring among genetic relatives