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Human Rights at Home and Abroad: Past, Present, and Future

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18. How could the human race survive if everyone were heterosexual, considering the menace of<br />

overpopul<strong>at</strong>ion?<br />

19. There seem to be very few happy heterosexuals. Techniques have been developed with which you<br />

might be able to change if you really want to. Have you considered aversion therapy?<br />

20. Do heterosexuals h<strong>at</strong>e <strong>and</strong>/or distrust others of their own sex? Is th<strong>at</strong> wh<strong>at</strong> makes them<br />

heterosexual?<br />

(a) Circumstances<br />

in the<br />

environment<br />

(b) Minority st<strong>at</strong>us<br />

-Sexual orient<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

(e) Minority Identity<br />

-gay, lesbian, bisexual<br />

Figure 1. Meyer(2003) Minority Stress Model<br />

(h) Coping <strong>and</strong> Social Support (community <strong>and</strong> individual)<br />

(c) General<br />

Stressors<br />

(d) Minority Stress<br />

Process (distal)<br />

- Prejudice events<br />

(f) Minority Stress Processes<br />

(Proximal)<br />

-Expect<strong>at</strong>ions of rejection<br />

-concealment<br />

-Internalized Homophobia<br />

(i) Mental Health<br />

Outcomes<br />

-Positive<br />

-Neg<strong>at</strong>ive<br />

(g) Characteristics<br />

of Minority Identity<br />

-prominence<br />

-valence<br />

-integr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

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