1. EQ: What are the origins and opinions of Sexual Orientation

2. Bell ringer  What percentage of men and women do you think are gay and lesbian? Write statement and answer yes/no to the following questions and explain why you think this  Homosexuality is linked with problems in a child’s relationship with parents?  Homosexuality involves a fear or hatred of the other sex  Sexual orientation is linked to level of hormones in the body

3. Statistics  People usually guess 20-25% men and women are homosexual  4% of men and 2% of women are homosexual

4. Mental illness???  American psychiatric assoc. dropped homosexuality from list of mental illnesses in 1973  World Health organization-1993  Japan-1995  China-2001

5. Why are people LBGT?  All BR questions-not causes  Biological (nature) correlates most- tentative findings Brain differences:  Hypothalamic cell cluster larger in straight men  Anterior commissure is larger in gay men

6. Genetic influences:  Homosexuality higher among identical twins than fraternal Prenatal hormonal influences o Atypical exposure of prenatal hormones

7. Have attitudes toward LGBT changed over time? Politics:  Harvey Milk : became one of the first openly gay officials in the United States in 1977, when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Tragically, he was killed the following year.  Harvey Milk video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ4u_Qc50w w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ4u_Qc50w w  Congress currently has 6 openly gay or bisexual members

8. Sports  Video: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl- draft/0ap2000000349399/Sam-reacts-to- getting-drafted  Missouri All- American Michael Sam announced he was gay before the draft  Jason Collins-basketball player  Martina Navratilova-tennis player  And many more

9. Gay Rights Round robin  Analyze cards and answer questions

10. How are LGBT teens perceived?  Lesbigay youth fact reading  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQa4EQ RuYmQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQa4EQ RuYmQ

11. Reflection: What’s your opinion?  Does it matter why people are LGBT? Why/why not?  Should LGBT be allowed to marry? Why/why not?  Would you be accepting of a LGBT friend, brother, sister, mom, dad, aunt, uncle etc? Why/why not?