A CT Survey on Gay Tolerance

[SethSquall]

Re: A CT Survey on Gay Tolerance

1. General
- What is...
a) Your first name:Seth
b) Your country and province/state (if applicable):Wales
c) Your age:19
d) Your gender:Male
e) Your sexuality:Striaght
f) Your religion:Christian
g) Your ethnicity:White, Welsh, British.

2. History

a) Did you grow up in a large city, small city, large town, small town, rural area, or other? (If other, please specify) Small town
b) Did you grow up with a religious family? No
c) Is your home family (parents and siblings) a large family, or small? Family of 5
d) Would you say your family is more tolerant of different sexual orientations, or more homophobic? Tolerant
e) Is there anyone in your family, or among old friends, who is gay/bi/lesbian/trans? Yes
f) If yes, have you ever felt threatened by their sexuality? No
g) Have you ever questioned your own sexuality? Well yea, I think we all have.

3. Present Time

a) Are there any homo/bi/transexuals in your life right now? A few
b) If yes, how do they relate to you? (Close friends, acquaintances, family, etc?) Friends.
c) Hypothetically, if your best friend came out to you as gay/bi/les/trans, how would you react? Wouldn't feel that uncomfortable. Wouldn't bother me. It's just the surprise that's the wierd thing.
d) How do you think your family would react if they found out they had a gay child/sibling? They wouldn't care
e) Is homophobia present in your school and/or work place? No

4. Opinions/Deeper thinking

a) What would you say the cause of homosexuality is? Opinion
b) Do you believe it is something that can be cured, like a disease; a disorder that can’t be cured, but can be slowed down; a genetic imbalance; a choice; or something else? No
c) What is your opinion on gay marraige and/or adoption by gay couples? Agianst marraige not adoption.
d) Why do you think there is so much homophobia in the world? (Religion, culture, tradition, health, etc?) Religion.
e) Why did you choose take this survey? Don't know, bored maybe.

[scoper49]

Re: A CT Survey on Gay Tolerance

1. General
- What is...
a) Your first name: Zak
b) Your country and province/state (if applicable): Colorado
c) Your age: 14
d) Your gender: Male
e) Your sexuality: Striaght
f) Your religion:Atheist
g) Your ethnicity: White

2. History

a) Did you grow up in a large city, small city, large town, small town, rural area, or other? (If other, please specify) Large town
b) Did you grow up with a religious family? Yes
c) Is your home family (parents and siblings) a large family, or small? A family of 8.
d) Would you say your family is more tolerant of different sexual orientations, or more homophobic? Kind of inbetween but more toward won't tolerate it
e) Is there anyone in your family, or among old friends, who is gay/bi/lesbian/trans? Yes (friends)
f) If yes, have you ever felt threatened by their sexuality? No
g) Have you ever questioned your own sexuality? No, I know what i am.

3. Present Time

a) Are there any homo/bi/transexuals in your life right now? A few.
b) If yes, how do they relate to you? (Close friends, acquaintances, family, etc?) Some friends who I generally talk to unfrequently.
c) Hypothetically, if your best friend came out to you as gay/bi/les/trans, how would you react? I would feel uncomfortable and be confused by not knowing berfore.
d) How do you think your family would react if they found out they had a gay child/sibling? They would probably try to convert them into a straight kid.
e) Is homophobia present in your school and/or work place? Yes, many kids at school are bi, but I haven't seen\heard any of just gay or les.

4. Opinions/Deeper thinking

a) What would you say the cause of homosexuality is? I would say the liking of ones own self in another person with the same features.
b) Do you believe it is something that can be cured, like a disease; a disorder that can’t be cured, but can be slowed down; a genetic imbalance; a choice; or something else? Seeing\hearing stories on tv, it could be cured bylearning what is bad about it, but I'd rather not find one because it is there own choice.
c) What is your opinion on gay marraige and/or adoption by gay couples? I don't truely care if they'd get maried or adopt, people are people.
d) Why do you think there is so much homophobia in the world? (Religion, culture, tradition, health, etc?) Probably culture and tradition, if your parents were homosexual, the child bears greater chances to follow.
e) Why did you choose take this survey? It's my first post ^_^

[tha Guardians]

Re: A CT Survey on Gay Tolerance

1. General
- What is...
a) Your first name: Jack
b) Your country and province/state (if applicable): USA/Alabama
c) Your age: 13
d) Your gender: Male
e) Your sexuality: Straight/Bicurious
f) Your religion: Athiast Agnostic
g) Your ethnicity: 1/3 Native American, Part Scottish, Part Irish, Part German

2. History

a) Did you grow up in a large city, small city, large town, small town, rural area, or other? (If other, please specify) A nice beautiful neighborhood with plenty of room and different sections past some fields before the city
b) Did you grow up with a religious family? Religious but not church attending, although my great grandparents are very religious
c) Is your home family (parents and siblings) a large family, or small? 2 Parents, Older brother, me, and younger unknow (Plus 4 sweet dogs)
d) Would you say your family is more tolerant of different sexual orientations, or more homophobic? Dont care
e) Is there anyone in your family, or among old friends, who is gay/bi/lesbian/trans? I have many gay, bi, and lesbian friends. My girlfriend is bisexual.
f) If yes, have you ever felt threatened by their sexuality? Not at all
g) Have you ever questioned your own sexuality? Of course, everyone has at some time

3. Present Time

a) Are there any homo/bi/transexuals in your life right now? Yes
b) If yes, how do they relate to you? (Close friends, acquaintances, family, etc?) Close friends and acquaintances on this game even
c) Hypothetically, if your best friend came out to you as gay/bi/les/trans, how would you react? I would feel good that they trust me
d) How do you think your family would react if they found out they had a gay child/sibling? Theres a chainsaw in the garage if that answers your question
e) Is homophobia present in your school and/or work place? Only there are many homosexual and bisexual people, but there are even more homophobics. All the people at my middle school were homophobic, but Im at an advanced tech high school (NCTHS) and people are alot more mature there.

4. Opinions/Deeper thinking

a) What would you say the cause of homosexuality is? A chemical imbalance in the brain or a chromosome imbalance
b) Do you believe it is something that can be cured, like a disease; a disorder that can’t be cured, but can be slowed down; a genetic imbalance; a choice; or something else? I believe that homosexuality is not a choice or decision one makes.
c) What is your opinion on gay marraige and/or adoption by gay couples? I believe its adoption for the wrong reason, but those kids have to go somewhere.
d) Why do you think there is so much homophobia in the world? (Religion, culture, tradition, health, etc?) Immaturity and ignorance
e) Why did you choose take this survey? Because it caught my attention and I believe there was a good cause to this.

Thank you and happy polling

[eagleboy]

Re: A CT Survey on Gay Tolerance

1. General
a) Your first name:
Matt

b) Your country and province/state (if applicable):
U.S.A, Georgia

c) Your age:
18

d) Your gender:
Male

e) Your sexuality:
Straight

f) Your religion:
Christian

g) Your ethnicity:
Caucasian

2. History
a) Did you grow up in a large city, small city, large town, small town, rural area, or other? (If other, please specify)
My 18 childhood years were spent in different states and settings. Too many to list.

b) Did you grow up with a religious family?
No.

c) Is your home family (parents and siblings) a large family, or small?
Small: currently it's just me and my mom in a house; my older sister is at Southern Cal, and my father is God-Knows-Where...

d) Would you say your family is more tolerant of different sexual orientations, or more homophobic?
I never really posed the question, but I'd say tolerant, as I'm autistic.

e) Is there anyone in your family, or among old friends, who is gay/bi/lesbian/trans?
Not my family, but I had numerous friends and classmates who were.

f) If yes, have you ever felt threatened by their sexuality?
Just once, when a kid wanted to jack it in front of me; I said go to the bathroom, and he said it was too dirty. I almost threw up... but ever since it's been okay with me.

g) Have you ever questioned your own sexuality?
Many a time, but I know now that I'm straight for sure.

3. Present Time
a) Are there any homo/bi/transexuals in your life right now?
Not right now.

b) If yes, how do they relate to you? (Close friends, acquaintances, family, etc?)
N/A

c) Hypothetically, if your best friend came out to you as gay/bi/les/trans, how would you react?
I'd be cool, as long as they didn't try to proposition me in a weird way...

d) How do you think your family would react if they found out they had a gay child/sibling?
I don't know. We don't usually talk much about that.

e) Is homophobia present in your school and/or work place?
No, but I'm sure it will be there sooner or later.

4. Opinions/Deeper thinking
a) What would you say the cause of homosexuality is?
There's no specific cause. It's a choice.

b) Do you believe it is something that can be cured, like a disease; a disorder that can’t be cured, but can be slowed down; a genetic imbalance; a choice; or something else?
It's a choice. It's degenerative to call it anything else. They're just people like us.

c) What is your opinion on gay marraige and/or adoption by gay couples?
If they love each other, who would I be to stop them?

d) Why do you think there is so much homophobia in the world? (Religion, culture, tradition, health, etc?)
Because many people don't understand it well.

e) Why did you choose take this survey?
To help enrich others' viewpoints on the matter.

[Cavernio]

Re: A CT Survey on Gay Tolerance

1. General
- What is...
a) Your first name: Veronica
b) Your country and province/state (if applicable):Canada, New Brunswick
c) Your age:24
d) Your gender:f
e) Your sexuality:straight
f) Your religion: dunno
g) Your ethnicity:caucasian

2. History

a) Did you grow up in a large city, small city, large town, small town, rural area, or other? (If other, please specify) city size 50,000
b) Did you grow up with a religious family? mom religious, dad not
c) Is your home family (parents and siblings) a large family, or small? 2 parents, 2 siblings
d) Would you say your family is more tolerant of different sexual orientations, or more homophobic? more tolerant (I think/hope)
e) Is there anyone in your family, or among old friends, who is gay/bi/lesbian/trans? umm, not that I know of, not anyone who I was ever really close to.
f) If yes, have you ever felt threatened by their sexuality?
g) Have you ever questioned your own sexuality?
Not really. I suppose if I have, I've never had an issue with being straight and identifying myself as such, so it never became an issue.

3. Present Time

a) Are there any homo/bi/transexuals in your life right now? Yes
b) If yes, how do they relate to you? (Close friends, acquaintances, family, etc?) friends/acquaintance
c) Hypothetically, if your best friend came out to you as gay/bi/les/trans, how would you react? "Why didn't you tell me eariler?" I'd be hurt that they couldn't trust me with telling me earlier. They're my best friend!
d) How do you think your family would react if they found out they had a gay child/sibling? They'd probably think the person's a little outta whack, but only because no one's given off any signals as to being gay before, so it'd be really odd to have them suddently change their sexuality. It'd be seen more of an 'exploring' thing I think.
e) Is homophobia present in your school and/or work place?
A little that I know of, and oddly from people who say they're alright with it. "As long as I don't have to see anything, everything's fine," she says. She wouldn't like it if she saw a homosexual couple holding hands while grocery shopping. I have relatives who are openly homophobes though.
4. Opinions/Deeper thinking

a) What would you say the cause of homosexuality is? Probably something largely genetic based. Although culture certainly plays a role. I heard on CBC radio a couple weeks ago that the Greeks used to think that for men to want women instead of boys could be considered freakish.
b) Do you believe it is something that can be cured, like a disease; a disorder that can’t be cured, but can be slowed down; a genetic imbalance; a choice; or something else? I'm sure with enough research, we'd find the real causes for people being gay, and from that happening, then I think that it could be 'cured'. However, it's not a disease or disorder unless society thinks it's one, (since its based on behaviour and not physical health), so I see no reason why it should be cured. The whole 'choice' thing, which I've heard people go on and on about, I don't agree with, even though at my university it was certainly what was preached as 'the truth' about homosexuality. I don't have much of a choice in what I'm sexually attracted to, and I don't see how anyone else, gay or straight, could really 'choose' what they're attracted to. I have control over my actions, but only a very small amount of choice into what arouses me.
c) What is your opinion on gay marraige and/or adoption by gay couples?
My opinion is that its perfectly fine. I've heard people distinguish between these 2 questions though, from someone gay actually. She said that marriage is only between a man and a woman, but had no problem with common law, children, etc, essentially, everything that marriage stands for.
d) Why do you think there is so much homophobia in the world? (Religion, culture, tradition, health, etc?) Culture, tradition, the usual. Most people aren't tolerant in general.
e) Why did you choose take this survey? To help you out with your project. I know the need to bother people to do my expts. I feel your pain into needing info! Good luck with it


edit: I'm the oldest person to take this, and I'm the only female beside the original poster too. Yowsers!

[Magnafiend]

Re: A CT Survey on Gay Tolerance

General
a) Matt
b) New York
c) 18
d) male
e) straight
f) Christian
g) White/Caucasian
History
a) small town
b) Yes
c) Small
d) Tolerant
e)No
g) No
Present
a)no
c)a bit surprised, but okay with it as long as he didn't start coming on to me, then I would just feel uncomfortable.
d)not sure
e)Most likely to some degree, but not sure
Opinion
a) Either genetics, upbringing, childhood experiences, or a combination of these.
b)I believe it is a natural disposition or trained thought pattern that if genetic can not be cured, but if trained, is difficult to overcome. I feel it is up to the individual wether he wants to accept it or reject it.
c)I am against it mainly on behalf of the adopted child. It would most likely lead to mixed emotions and feeling of the child, as well as result in him becoming a social outcast at school, even being ridiculed by some parents.
d)People fear what they do not understand, and in order to understand homosexuality, one must experience it to some degree.
e)Bored and I thought my responses might help.

[Pyroshock]

Re: A CT Survey on Gay Tolerance

1. General
- What is...
a) Your first name: Taylor
b) Your country and province/state (if applicable): Texas, US
c) Your age: 14
d) Your gender: Male
e) Your sexuality: Straight
f) Your religion: Athiest
g) Your ethnicity: White

2. History

a) Did you grow up in a large city, small city, large town, small town, rural area, or other? Eh, large town.
b) Did you grow up with a religious family? No.
c) Is your home family (parents and siblings) a large family, or small? Small.
d) Would you say your family is more tolerant of different sexual orientations, or more homophobic? A bit homophobic.
e) Is there anyone in your family, or among old friends, who is gay/bi/lesbian/trans? Nope.
g) Have you ever questioned your own sexuality? No.

3. Present Time

a) Are there any homo/bi/transexuals in your life right now? No.
c) Hypothetically, if your best friend came out to you as gay/bi/les/trans, how would you react? I think I'd be pretty supportive.
d) How do you think your family would react if they found out they had a gay child/sibling? Disappointed at first, but supporting nonetheless.
e) Is homophobia present in your school and/or work place? Uh yeah.

4. Opinions/Deeper thinking

a) What would you say the cause of homosexuality is? It's a choice.
b) Do you believe it is something that can be cured, like a disease; a disorder that can’t be cured, but can be slowed down; a genetic imbalance; a choice; or something else? No.
c) What is your opinion on gay marraige and/or adoption by gay couples? Don't care.
d) Why do you think there is so much homophobia in the world? (Religion, culture, tradition, health, etc?) Because it's not natural.
e) Why did you choose take this survey? No reason.

[MalReynolds]

Re: A CT Survey on Gay Tolerance

1. General
- What is...
a) Your first name: Michael
b) Your country and province/state (if applicable): VA
c) Your age: 19
d) Your gender: Male
e) Your sexuality: Straight
f) Your religion: Scientologist
g) Your ethnicity: White

2. History

a) Did you grow up in a large city, small city, large town, small town, rural area, or other? (If other, please specify)

Small town.

b) Did you grow up with a religious family?

No.

c) Is your home family (parents and siblings) a large family, or small?

Large.

d) Would you say your family is more tolerant of different sexual orientations, or more homophobic?

Tolerant.

e) Is there anyone in your family, or among old friends, who is gay/bi/lesbian/trans?

Yes.

f) If yes, have you ever felt threatened by their sexuality?

No.

g) Have you ever questioned your own sexuality?

Sure.

3. Present Time

a) Are there any homo/bi/transexuals in your life right now?

Yes.

b) If yes, how do they relate to you? (Close friends, acquaintances, family, etc?)

Relatives, friends.

c) Hypothetically, if your best friend came out to you as gay/bi/les/trans, how would you react?

Set them on fire with the normalcy I treat everyone.


d) How do you think your family would react if they found out they had a gay child/sibling?

My mother, for whatever reason, thinks I am.

e) Is homophobia present in your school and/or work place?

Not that I know of.

4. Opinions/Deeper thinking

a) What would you say the cause of homosexuality is?

Thetans.

b) Do you believe it is something that can be cured, like a disease; a disorder that can’t be cured, but can be slowed down; a genetic imbalance; a choice; or something else?

It can be audited out, sure.

c) What is your opinion on gay marraige and/or adoption by gay couples?

I have no problem with it.

d) Why do you think there is so much homophobia in the world? (Religion, culture, tradition, health, etc?)

I think there is too much intolerance in general.

e) Why did you choose take this survey?

To skew the results.

[JKPolk]

Re: A CT Survey on Gay Tolerance

1. General
- What is...
a) Your first name: Joe
b) Your country and province/state (if applicable): USA, Home State is PA, Current state is MA
c) Your age: 20
d) Your gender: M
e) Your sexuality: Straight
f) Your religion: Agnostic
g) Your ethnicity: Caucasian

2. History

a) Did you grow up in a large city, small city, large town, small town, rural area, or other? The boonies, we have about 15 acres of land. 14 of which are woods.
b) Did you grow up with a religious family? No
c) Is your home family (parents and siblings) a large family, or small? Small, 4 people
d) Would you say your family is more tolerant of different sexual orientations, or more homophobic? More tolerant, my parents are quite liberal
e) Is there anyone in your family, or among old friends, who is gay/bi/lesbian/trans? Yes
f) If yes, have you ever felt threatened by their sexuality? No
g) Have you ever questioned your own sexuality? No

3. Present Time

a) Are there any homo/bi/transexuals in your life right now? Yes
b) If yes, how do they relate to you? One very close friend, and also a house mate of mine.
c) Hypothetically, if your best friend came out to you as gay/bi/les/trans, how would you react? I'd be surprised, but wouldn't treat him any different.
d) How do you think your family would react if they found out they had a gay child/sibling? My parents have always told me they support me
e) Is homophobia present in your school and/or work place? My high school, yes, it was pretty bad there.

4. Opinions/Deeper thinking

a) What would you say the cause of homosexuality is? Personal preference
b) Do you believe it is something that can be cured, like a disease; a disorder that can’t be cured, but can be slowed down; a genetic imbalance; a choice; or something else? I think it's a personal preference, it's not something that can be cured by medicine.
c) What is your opinion on gay marriage and/or adoption by gay couples? They should get the same rights as the rest of us.
d) Why do you think there is so much homophobia in the world? (Religion, culture, tradition, health, etc?) Religion, I would say. And also the typical tendency of humans to fear what they don't understand.
e) Why did you choose take this survey? Just to prove that there's one more non-homophobic person out there than was originally thought

[dragonschild]

Re: A CT Survey on Gay Tolerance

1. General
- What is...
a) Your first name:Austin
b) Your country and province/state (if applicable):Kansas City
c) Your age:18
d) Your gender:Male
e) Your sexuality:Staright
f) Your religion:Agnostic
g) Your ethnicity:Caucasian

2. History

a) Did you grow up in a large city, small city, large town, small town, rural area, or other? (If other, please specify)Semi-large
b) Did you grow up with a religious family?No
c) Is your home family (parents and siblings) a large family, or small?Large-6
d) Would you say your family is more tolerant of different sexual orientations, or more homophobic?Homophobic
e) Is there anyone in your family, or among old friends, who is gay/bi/lesbian/trans?Uncle is gay
f) If yes, have you ever felt threatened by their sexuality?No.
g) Have you ever questioned your own sexuality?Once

3. Present Time

a) Are there any homo/bi/transexuals in your life right now?Yes
b) If yes, how do they relate to you? (Close friends, acquaintances, family, etc?)Friend
c) Hypothetically, if your best friend came out to you as gay/bi/les/trans, how would you react?Dont care
d) How do you think your family would react if they found out they had a gay child/sibling?Would disown them
e) Is homophobia present in your school and/or work place?Yes

4. Opinions/Deeper thinking

a) What would you say the cause of homosexuality is?Well could be a number of things, but 3 reasons stick out to me. 1-Confusion 2-popular trends, some might think it to be trendy 3- somehow born with a disorder making one feminine, and wanting to like men.... interesting article to read: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/mag...es_people_gay/
b) Do you believe it is something that can be cured, like a disease; a disorder that can’t be cured, but can be slowed down; a genetic imbalance; a choice; or something else?Possibly genetic imbalance, can't be sure
c) What is your opinion on gay marraige and/or adoption by gay couples?Personally i dont believe in marriage, but I am libertarian and I believe strongly for the freedom of the mind, and individual, and their beliefs, so if they want to be gay, let them, just don't touch me haha
d) Why do you think there is so much homophobia in the world? (Religion, culture, tradition, health, etc?)People who are close minded, and are so into the tradition of things that they cant look at it in a different point of view.
e) Why did you choose take this survey?Thought it was interesting, and im bored.

[Kite09]

Re: A CT Survey on Gay Tolerance

This is a personal project of mine: to find out how tolerant the modern world is of sexuality. The following questions are not meant to put any individual 'on the spot', but merely to see how open-minded or how traditional you guys are. Answer only the questions you feel comfortable answering.[/SIZE]

1. General
- What is...
a) Your first name:Joseph
b) Your country and province/state (if applicable):Ohio
c) Your age:16
d) Your gender:Male
e) Your sexuality:Straight
f) Your religion:Catholic
g) Your ethnicity:Multiracial

2. History

a) Did you grow up in a large city, small city, large town, small town, rural area, or other? (If other, please specify)Mid-size Town
b) Did you grow up with a religious family?Yes and No
c) Is your home family (parents and siblings) a large family, or small?6 People
d) Would you say your family is more tolerant of different sexual orientations, or more homophobic?homophobic
e) Is there anyone in your family, or among old friends, who is gay/bi/lesbian/trans?Maybe
f) If yes, have you ever felt threatened by their sexuality?No
g) Have you ever questioned your own sexuality?Yes

3. Present Time

a) Are there any homo/bi/transexuals in your life right now?Yes
b) If yes, how do they relate to you? (Close friends, acquaintances, family, etc?)Friends
c) Hypothetically, if your best friend came out to you as gay/bi/les/trans, how would you react?I wouldnt view them any differentlly
d) How do you think your family would react if they found out they had a gay child/sibling?Overreact and probably disown
e) Is homophobia present in your school and/or work place?Yes

4. Opinions/Deeper thinking

a) What would you say the cause of homosexuality is?Mental disorder caused by chemical inbalance in the brain.
b) Do you believe it is something that can be cured, like a disease; a disorder that can’t be cured, but can be slowed down; a genetic imbalance; a choice; or something else?I think it is an in balance in the brain and cannot be cured.
c) What is your opinion on gay marraige and/or adoption by gay couples?They have their own choices and should be aloud to do as they please.
d) Why do you think there is so much homophobia in the world? (Religion, culture, tradition, health, etc?)People are ignorant and they are afraid of somone being different in the ways they show their sxuality.
e) Why did you choose take this survey?It was an interesting topic.