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captainjonesify · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Nathan, who is gay, has been drafted into the Army. When members of his unit ask him to go with them to a bar to pick up women, Nathan turns them down. One of the men tells the others he believes Nathan is gay, and several of them physically assault Nathan. According to your text, Nathan's attackers most likely were motivated by any of the following EXCEPT _________

A) discomfort with their own feelings of attraction towards males.
B) their perception that Nathan does not conform to traditional gender roles.
C) religious teachings that homosexuality is wrong.
D) the fact that they feel comfortable with their own masculinity.

Question 2

Most perpetrators of antigay hate crimes claim that the primary motivation for their violence is/are

A) fear they were about to be attacked.
B) economic frustration.
C) the perception that being gay, lesbian, or bisexual violates male gender norms.
D) feeling rejected by their victim.