Table 5.

Response on sex education and knowledge about homosexuality questionnaire

(Correct response) statement	Correct response (N = 244) n (%)
(F) Approximately 25-30% of adolescent boys have a homosexual experience during their teenage years	82 (33.6)
(F) A majority of homosexuals were seduced in adolescence by a person of the same sex, usually several years older	59 (24.1)
(T) Approximately 6-11% of adolescent girls have a homosexual experience during their teenage year	91 (37.2)
(T) Sexual orientation is usually well-established by adolescence	171 (70.1)
(T) The homosexuals usually disclose their sexual identity to a friend before they tell a parent	177 (72.5)
(F) A homosexual person’s gender identity does not agree with his/her biological sex	65 (26.6)
(F) If children are raised by openly homosexual parents, the likelihood that they themselves will develop a homosexual orientation is greater than if they were raised by heterosexual parents	88 (36.1)
(T) Gay men and lesbian women have an increased incidence of anxiety and depression compared to heterosexual men and women	132 (54.1)
(F) Homosexuals place more importance on the physical attractiveness of their dating partners than do heterosexuals	63 (25.8)
(T) The experience of love is similar for all people regardless of sexual orientation	123 (50.4)
(T) Gay male couples are likely to have the most permissive attitudes about sexual activity outside of a committed relationship compared to lesbian couples and heterosexual couples	49 (20.1)
(T) In some cultures, it is normal practice for boys to have sex with their same-gender during adolescence.	53 (21.7)
(F) In the world as a whole, the most common mode of transmission of the HIV virus is through gay male sex	102 (41.8)
(T) Testosterone is the hormone responsible for the growth of pubic hair on girls	57 (23.3)
(T) Boys’ breasts typically grow during puberty	60 (24.5)
(F) Research supports the notion that sex education offered in schools increases the amount of sexual activity amongst adolescents	87 (35.6)
(F) In the last 25 years there has been an increase in homosexuality	23 (9.4)
(F) Most homosexual men and women want to be heterosexual	98 (40.2)
(F) Most homosexuals want to encourage or entice others into a homosexual or gay lifestyle	84 (34.4)
(T) Heterosexual teachers, more often than homosexual teachers, seduce their students or sexually exploit them	90 (36.8)
(F) Greece and Rome fell because of homosexuality	53 (21.7)
(F) Heterosexuals generally have a stronger sex drive than do homosexuals	49 (20.1)
(T) About one-half of the population of men and more than one-third of women have had a homosexual experience to the point of orgasm at some time in their lives	40 (16.3)
(T) The homosexual population includes a greater proportion of men than of women	123 (50.4)
(T) Heterosexual men and women commonly report homosexual fantasies.	50 (20.4)
(F) If the media portrays homosexuality or lesbianism as positive, this could sway youths into becoming homosexual or desiring homosexuality as a way of life	82 (33.6)
(F) Homosexuals are usually identifiable by their appearance or mannerisms	64 (26.2)
(F) Homosexuals do not make good role models for children and could do psychological harm to children with whom they interact as well as interfere with the normal sexual development of children	103 (42.2)
(T) Gay men are more likely to be victims of violent crime than the general public	77 (31.5)
(F) Homosexuality does not occur among animals (other than human beings)	63 (25.8)
(F) Historically, almost every culture has evidenced widespread intolerance towards homosexuals, viewing them as “sick” or as “sinners”	23 (9.4)
(T) Heterosexual men tend to express more hostile attitudes towards homosexuals than do heterosexual women	103 (42.2)