GLBQ
      SUPPLEMENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Some
      claimed
      that
     
     
      heterosexuality
      is
      merely
     
     
      one
      dimension
      of
     
     
      sexuality,
      while
      others
     
     
      said
      it
      is
      unethical
      to
      be
     
     
      anything
      else.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      EN
      SE
      Se.
      en
      Bean
      te
      oe
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      others
      said
      it
      was
      far
      more
      interesting
      than
     
     
      heterosexuality.
     
     
      -What
      about
      it?
      It's
      fine,
      it’s
      me,
      deal
      with
     
     
      it.
     
     
      -It
      cdlisgusts
      me.
     
     
      -Live
      and
      let
      live.
     
     
      -No
      problems
      --
      it’s
      kind
      of
      neat.
     
     
      -[
      think
      variety
      is
      the
      spice
      of
      life.
     
     
      Homosexuals
      make
      the
      world
      a
      more
     
     
      interesting
      place.
     
     
      -[
      have
      no
      qualms
      whatsoever
      --
      some
      of
      my
     
     
      most
      interesting,
      exciting
      friends
      are
      gay.
     
     
      -Gross.
     
     
      -Immoral:
      however,
      they
      have
      their
      rights,
     
     
      so
      long
      us
      it’s
      in
      private.
      Repulsive
      to
      think
     
     
      about.
     
     
      -I
      think
      itis
      a
      very
      beautiful
      and
      sensitive
     
     
      way
      to
      express
      love.
     
     
      -It’s
      cool.
     
     
      -Great!
     
     
      -It’s
      wrong.
     
     
      -1
      feel
      vou
      are
      born
      homosexual
      and
      have
     
     
      the
      right
      to
      love
      who
      vou
      love.
     
     
      -lt
      sucks.
      It's
      wrong
      and
      immoral.
     
     
      -!
      believe
      homosexuality
      is
      sacrilegious
      and
     
     
      unacceptable.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Feelings
      towards
      heterosexuality
      were
      even
     
     
      more
      indifferent.
      Some
      claimed
      that
     
     
      heterosexuality
      is
      merely
      one
      dimension
      of
     
     
      sexuality,
      while
      others
      said
      it
      is
      unethical
      to
     
     
      be
      anything
      else.
      A
      sampling
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      responses:
     
    

    
     
      -What
      about
      it?
      It’s
      fine.
      it’s
      not
      me,
      deal
     
     
      with
      it.
     
    

    
     
      -All
      for
      it.
     
    

    
     
      -It
      can
      be
      a
      hell
      of
      a
      lot
      of
      fim,
      but
      it’s
      over-
     
     
      hyped
      by
      society.
     
    

    
     
      -I
      think
      it’s
      the
      only
      way
      to
      be.
      It
      is
     
     
      unethical
      to
      be
      anything
      else.
     
    

    
     
      -I
      like
      it.
     
    

    
     
      -Right
      sexual
      choice.
     
    

    
     
      -A-I
     
    

    
     
      -Natural,
      acceptable
      and
      a
      whole
      lotta
      fin.
     
     
      -It's
      the
      way
      God
      wants
      us
      to
      be.
     
    

    
     
      -It's
      fine
      if
      it's
      their
      choice.
      Too
      many
      are
     
     
      close-mined
      though.
     
    

    
     
      -It’s
      boring.
     
    

    
     
      -I
      don’t
      think
      they
      get
      the
      full
      experience.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -It's
      boring
      and
      unimaginative,
      especially
      if
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      person
      is
      homophobic.
     
    

    
     
      -I
      think
      that
      it
      is
      an
      individual's
      right,
      but
     
     
      I'm
      glad
      I'm
      straight.
     
    

    
     
      -Everyone
      has
      their
      own
      choice.
     
     
      -Everyone
      has
      the
      right
      to
      be
      true
      to
     
     
      themselves.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ethics
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      vast
      majority
      of
      respondents
      believe
     
     
      homosexuality
      is
      an
      acceptable
      lifestyle;
     
     
      only
      three
      men
      and
      three
      women
      considered
     
     
      homosexuality
      unacceptable.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Population
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Everyone
      agreed
      that
      there
      is
      a
      population
     
     
      of
      gays
      and
      lesbians
      here
      on
      the
      Island.
      The
     
     
      actual
      estimated
      population
      is
      between
      13
     
     
      and
      15
      thousand
      (using
      the
      fact
      that
      10
      per
     
     
      cent
      of
      the
      general
      population
      is
     
     
      homosexual).
      6
      per
      cent
      thought
      that
      the
     
     
      population
      was
      closest
      to
      50
      people;
      22
      per
     
     
      cent
      thought
      500
      people;
      44
      per
      cent
      thought
     
     
      it
      was
      close
      to
      5000
      people;
      and,
      only
      14
      per
     
     
      cent
      believed
      the
      population
      to
      be
      closest
      to
     
     
      15000.
      One
      person
      called
      this
      a
      ‘“‘silly
      little
     
     
      question’’,
      and
      a
      few
      others
      also
      stated
      that
     
     
      this
      was
      a
      stupid
      question
      --
      ‘‘how
      the
      hell
     
     
      am
      I
      supposed
      to
      know?’”
      asked
      one
     
     
      respondent.
      The
      results
      of
      this
      question
     
     
      show
      our
      ignorance
      about
      the
      facts
      on
     
     
      homosexuality--
      so
      it
      isn’t
      really
      a
      stupid
     
     
      question,
      since
      it
      educated
      us.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Discrimination
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      surprisingly
      high
      number
      of
      men
      and
     
     
      women
      said
      they
      have
      been
      discriminated
     
     
      against
      because
      of
      their
      sexual
      preference:
     
     
      32
      percent
      of
      men
      and
      18
      percent
      of
      womer
     
     
      All
      of
      the
      gay
      respondents
      said
      they
      have
     
     
      experienced
      homophobia,
      while
      one
     
     
      bisexual
      female
      said
      she
      has.
      Most
     
     
      respondents
      feel
      comfortable
      around
      people
     
     
      who
      have
      a
      different
      sexual
      preference
      than
     
     
      their
      own.
      One
      person
      said
      that
      at
      times
     
     
      they
      are
      uncomfortable,
      and
      at
      other
      times
     
     
      they
      are
      not.
      Of
      the
      rest,
      28
      percent
      said
     
     
      they
      do
      feel
      uncomfortable
      and
      70
      percent
     
     
      do
      not.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Comments
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Comments
      regarding
      the
      survey
      were
     
     
      immensely
      varied
      and
      touched
      on
      a
      wide
     
     
      array
      of
      topics.
      Many
      criticisms
      were
     
     
      received
      for
      the
      questions
      regarding
      the
     
     
      population
      of
      the
      homo-/bisexual
     
     
      community
      and
      whether
      or
      not
     
     
      acquaintances
      are
      open
      about
      their
     
     
      homosexuality.
      Some
      said
      they
      hadn’t
      the
     
     
      faintest
      idea
      what
      the
      population
      of
      the
     
     
      queer
      community
      was;
      others
      stated
      that
     
     
      most
      people,
      straight
      or
      queer,
      are
      not
      ope
     
     
      about
      their
      sex
      lives.
      Here
      are
      the
      majorit
     
     
      of
      the
      comments:
     
    

    
     
      -/
      really
      do
      not
      understand
      your
      reasoning
     
     
      Jor
      conducting
      such
      a
      survey.
      Why
      has
      se
     
     
      and
      sexual
      orientation
      become
      the
      focus
      0
     
     
      recent
      surveys?
      Although
      some
      may
     
     
      consider
      both
      an
      educating
      experience,
      \!
     
     
      not
      place
      vour
      focus
      on
      more
      constructive
     
     
      and
      less
      personal
      areas
      --
      perhaps
     
     
      something
      related
      to
      experiences
      living
      0!
     
     
      limited
      budget.
     
    

    
     
      -These
      questions
      are
      obviously
      slanted
     
     
      towards
      a
      community
      that
      is
      uncomfortab!
     
     
      and
      unacquainted
      with
      homosexuality.
     
     
      -This
      is
      cool!
      :
     
    

    
     
      -/
      just
      wish
      everyone
      would
      worry
      abou!
     
     
      more
      important
      things
      than
      my
      right
      to
      10
     
     
      and
      make
      love
      to
      another
      man,
     
    

    
     
      -I
      feel
      the
      term
      ‘homophobia’
      is
      a
      devicé