Regarding Homosexuality, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 519

Multiple Choice

Regarding homosexuality, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Gay and lesbians tend to hate most persons of the opposite sex.
• B)Homosexual people are found in all walks of life, at all social and economic levels, and in all cultural groups.
• C)When stresses of prejudice are factored out, homosexual persons are no more likely to have emotional problems than heterosexual persons.
• D)The problems faced by lesbians and gay men tend to be related to rejection by family and discrimination in hiring and housing.

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