Article: Perceived erotic value of homosexuality and sex-role attitudes as mediators of sex differences in heterosexual college students' attitudes toward lesbians and gay men.

Two of the most consistent findings in attitude research have been that heterosexuals' attitudes toward lesbians and gay men are negative and that American society finds this negativity to be acceptable. Whether this research is conducted using convenience samples of college students (e.g., Herek, 1984, 1986; Kite, 1994) or national survey samples (e.g., Herek, 1991; Herek & Capitanio, 1996; Herek & Glunt, 1993), it reveals widespread anti-gay prejudice. This line of research has also uncovered a number of factors associated with anti-gay prejudice. For example, people who hold negative attitudes toward lesbians and gay men are typically higher in authoritarianism, more ...

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