Sexual Minorities Experience a High Incidence of Violent Crime and Harassment

question 26

Multiple Choice

Sexual minorities experience a high incidence of violent crime and harassment and are often perceived as deserving crime rather than being "innocent" victims.This is because:

• A) crimes toward gays and lesbians don't qualify as "hate crimes" and so carry less severe punishments
• B) gay and lesbian couples who display their sexuality are seen under the law as asking for trouble
• C) gay and lesbian relationships are seen as belonging to the private realm, and some people believe people should not display their homosexual identities in public
• D) "homosexual panic" is often used successfully as a legal defense
• E) in the past, the law has done little to recognize crimes against sexual minorities; thus, they are victimized without penalty

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Definitions:

Foreland Basin

A basin that forms when crust (either continental or oceanic) is warped by the weight of thrust sheets, especially when formed between a mountain belt and continental interior.

Passive Margin

A tectonically inactive edge of a continent, characterized by a transition from continental to oceanic lithosphere without significant seismic activity.

Normal-Fault Basin

A low area that has been downdropped by one or more normal faults.

Passive Margin

A coastline margin that is not associated with plate boundaries and therefore experiences little to no seismic or volcanic activity.