Homosexuals

Many homosexualsprefer to be called gay or,for women,lesbian.Most of them live quiet lives just

________(51)anyoneelse.Some gay people have always raised children,________(52)or with partners,

and the use ofartificial insemination is increasing among lesbians.

Gay people are inevery kind of job.Some are very open about their homosexuality,and some aremore

private.Some________(53)theirsexual orientation as a biological given and others as a choice.For those

women who see it asa choice,one reason often given is the inequality in most heterosexualrelationships.

Homosexuality hasbeen common in most cultures throughout history and generally________(54).As a

result,homosexualactivity became a crime,________(55)which the penalty in early courts wasdeath.

Homosexual behavioris still________(56)in many countries and U.S.states.

Homosexuality latercame to be viewed widely as less a sin than a sickness,but now no mental一health

profession anylonger________(57)homosexuality an illness.More recent theoriesto________(58)for

homosexuality haveincluded those based on biological and sociological factors.Todate,________(59),

there is noconclusive general theory that can explain the cause of homosexuality.

Attitudes________(60)homosexualitybegan to change in the second half of the 20th century.Gays

attribute this,inpart,to their own struggle for their rights and pride in their orientation.Somelarge companies

now________(61)health-carebenefits to the life partners of their gay employees.Many cities also have

officially appointedlesbian and gay advisory committees.

________(62)some attitudeshave changed,however,prejudice still exists,and in the late 1980s and

early 1990s therewere considerable shouts against homosexuals,with attempts to________(63)lawsforbidding

the granting ofbasic civil rights to gays.

The AIDSepidemic,which started in the 1980s,has devastated the gay community andbrought it

together as neverbefore.The organized gay response to the lack of government financial supportfor fighting

AIDS and to theneeds of the thousands of AIDS victims,________(64)they be gays or not,has beena

model of communityaction.AIDS,however,has also________(65)people with another reason for their

prejudice._________(55)

A.against

B.from

C.for

D.of