Survey (version two)

How Do You Feel And What Do You Know?
Understanding Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender Persons
Self Assessment

Clarifying our attitudes and beliefs helps us to become more conscious of what we feel. The purpose of responding to the following items is not to try to change what your attitudes and values are. The important thing is that you understand what you personally do feel, not what you think you should feel. Then you might want to ask yourself why you feel the way you do.

Directions: Read each statement below. Circle SA if you strongly agree with the statement, A if you agree, N if you are neutral, D if you disagree, or SD if you strongly disagree.

SA A N D SD   1. I feel comfortable when I'm with people I
	      know are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered.

SA A N D SD   2. If I found that a co-worker in my office
	      were lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered,
	      I think our relationship would be less close
	      in the future.

SA A N D SD   3. I am uneasy in situations where I cannot
	      determine the gender of the person with who
	      I'm interacting.

SA A N D SD   4. I believe that lesbian, gay, and bisexual
	      people are always trying to seduce heterosexual
	      people and win converts to their lifestyle.

SA A N D SD   5. I'm uncomfortable around men who are feminine
	      and women who are masculine.

SA A N D SD   6. Lesbian, gay, or bisexual people should not be
	      teachers because they might make their students gay.

SA A N D SD   7. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are immoral.

SA A N D SD   8. I am able to accept open expression of affection
	      between lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.

SA A N D SD   9. I feel that teenagers cannot know if they truly
	      are lesbian, gay, or bisexual.

SA A N D SD   10. Sexual orientation or gender identity should
	      make no difference in the workplace.

SA A N D SD   11. There's nothing wrong with lesbian, gay, or
	      bisexual activity, so long as it is kept to the
	      privacy of the bedroom.

SA A N D SD   12. I would feel uncomfortable sharing a restroom
	      with someone I knew to be lesbian, gay, bisexual,
	      or transgendered.

SA A N D SD   13. I don't mind working with a person who is
	      lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered, but
	      I would be uncomfortable to have my children
	      meet such a person.

SA A N D SD   14. I would feel comfortable at a work gathering
	      where the partners of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
	      transgender colleagues were present.

SA A N D SD   15. I feel comfortable with the extension of
	      benefits to the partners of lesbian, gay, and
	      bisexual persons.

SA A N D SD   16. The numbers of lesbian, bisexual, gay, and
	      transgender persons appear in all racial/cultural
	      groups with approximately the same frequency.

SA A N D SD   17. My religion condemns homosexuality, so I
	      should not have to be tolerant of such people in
	      the workplace.

SA A N D SD   18. In homosexual relationships, usually one person
	      acts as the 'man' and one as the 'woman', especially
	      during sex.

SA A N D SD   19. There are very few female-to-male transsexual
	      people, and they 'pass' very poorly as real men.

SA A N D SD   20. Young children should not be allowed to 'dress
	      up' and pretend as the opposite gender.

SA A N D SD   21. I may not understand lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
	      transgender people, but I would like to know more
	      about their experiences.

Adapted from Kathy Obear, Opening Doors to Understanding, by Brent Bilodeau, Kate Murphy, and Lisa Lees; October 1998. (We have not actually used this version yet. The unit for whom we developed this version at the last minute asked us not to use a pre-survey.)

How Do You Feel And What Do You Know? Understanding Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender Persons Self Assessment

How Do You Feel And What Do You Know?
Understanding Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender Persons
Self Assessment