A gay man joins a dating website.He tells his friends that he is frustrated when other men on the website describe themselves as "straight-acting,straight-appearing." He believes that these men are treating gay identity as a stigmatized identity by
A) passing.
B) in-group orientation.
C) deviance avowal.
D) symbolic interactionism.

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The men describing themselves as "straight-acting, straight-appearing" are indicating that they are not embracing their gay identity and are instead trying to present themselves as straight. This can be seen as "passing," which is a term used to describe a person who is a member of one group but presents themselves as a member of another group to avoid the stigma and discrimination associated with the first group. In this case, the men are treating gay identity as a stigmatized identity by trying to hide it and present themselves as straight.

A Gay Man Joins a Dating Website