Homosexuals
Manyhomosexualsprefertobecalledgayor,forwomen,lesbian.Mostofthemlivequietlivesjust__B_1__anyoneelse.Somegaypeoplehavealwaysraisedchildren,_D__2___orwithpartners,andtheuseofartificialinseminationisincreasingamonglesbians.
Gaypersonsareineverykindofjob.Someareveryopenabouttheirhomosexuality,andsomearemoreprivate1.Some__D__3____theirsexualorientationasabiologicalgiven2andothersasachoice.Forthosewomenwhoseeitasachoice,onereasonoftengivenistheinequalityinmostheterosexualrelationships.3
Homosexualityhasbeencommoninmostculturesthroughouthistoryandgenerally__A__4____.Asaresult,homosexualactivitybecameacrime,_C___5____whichthepenaltyinearlycourtswasdeath.Homosexualbehaviorisstill__B___6_____inmanycountriesandU.S.states.
Homosexualitylatercametobeviewedwidelyaslessasinthanasickness4,butnownomental-healthprofessionanylonger__B__7____homosexualityanillness.Morerecenttheoriesto__A_8___forhomosexualityhaveincludedthosebasedonbiologicalandsociologicalfactors.Todate5,__C__9____,thereisnoconclusivegeneraltheorythatcanexplainthecauseofhomosexuality.
Attitudes__D___10____homosexualitybegantochangeinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.Gaysattributethis,inpart,totheirownstrugglefortheirrightsandprideintheirorientation.6Somelargecompaniesnow__C___11____health-carebenefitstothelifepartnersoftheirgayemployees.Manycitiesalsohaveofficiallyappointedlesbianandgayadvisorycommittees.__B___12____someattitudeshavechanged,however,prejudicestillexists,andinthelate1980sandearly1990stherewereconsiderableshoutsagainsthomosexuals,withattemptsto____13___A___lawsforbiddingthegrantingofbasiccivilrightstogays.
TheAIDSepidemic,whichstartedinthe1980s,hasdevastatedthegaycommunityandbroughtittogetherasneverbefore.7TheorganizedgayresponsetothelackofgovernmentfinancialsupportforfightingAIDSandtotheneedsofthethousandsofAIDSvictims,____D___14______theybegaysornot,hasbeenamodelofcommunityaction.AIDS,however,hasalso__C__15____peoplewithanotherreasonfortheirprejudice.
1.B)like
2.D)alone
3.D)view
4.A)condemned
5.C)for
6.B)illegal
7.B)considers
8.A)account
9.C)however
10.D)toward
11.C)extend
12.B)While
13.A)pass
14.D)whether
15.C)provided
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