Vanessa recently told her family and friends that she is homosexual. Now she no longer hides the fact that her best friend, Margaret, is also her partner. According to the textbook, which of the following is the result of people like Vanessa coming out?
a. New York City, San Francisco, London, and other large metropolitan areas worldwide have large gay and lesbian communities.
b. Society embraces openly homosexual individuals such as Vanessa, and homosexuals no longer face any backlash for coming out.
c. The government keeps a registry of all the individuals who come out, which now includes Vanessa.
d. Coming out has resulted in increased rejection of the homosexual lifestyle because homophobes who were willing to ignore the presence of homosexuals when they were hidden are no longer willing to do so.
Ans: a. New York City, San Francisco, London, and other large metropolitan areas worldwide have large gay and lesbian communities.
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